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Category: Body Image Issues

Body Dysmorphic Disorder & Anorexia Nervosa

The way that we view our bodies and feel existing in them is of the utmost importance. Body image can influence our self-view, feelings of worth, and fulfillment with our [...]
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Body Image & Eating Comparison with Models in Advertisements

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Research has shown time and time again that the media significantly influences people’s body image [1]. Media sources include magazines, social media, television, movies, and advertisements. Media is constantly flooding [...]
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Grades & Body Weight – Is There a Correlation?

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Childhood and adolescence is a turbulent growth-period where, despite the many changes being experienced, kids are expected to engage consistently and successfully in schooling. Daily social, psychological, and physiological changes [...]
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Modeling & Weight Stigma Concerns

The fashion industry is notorious for the perpetuation of unrealistic beauty standards. Discussion of this often revolves around how these standards impact the average citizen. However, this weight stigma also [...]
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Weight Stigma and Controversial Medical Reports

Weight stigma is rampant in American culture. Weight stigma refers to the bias and stereotyping based on a person’s weight [1]. Within American society, thin bodies are upheld to be [...]
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Weight Stigma, COVID-19, & Disordered Eating

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Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Recent research from the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity shows that young adults who experienced weight stigma [...]
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What is Body Checking and Why is it Dangerous?

Woman struggling with an eating disorder and with Suicide Rates in Those who Suffer with Binge Eating Disorder

Body checking is a term often used in the eating disorder realm. However, many do not know what it means or how common it is outside of the world of [...]
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Is Video-Chatting Amidst COVID-19 Decreasing Self-Image?

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Amidst the whirlwind of changes that have become our “new normal” since the COVID-19 outbreak, the increase in video-chatting is one of the biggest changes worldwide. In mid-March 2020, Google [...]
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Trauma Eased by Self-Compassion

Guy fighting Dieting and Eating Disorders

Trauma is sometimes classified as one of 3 different categories – acute, chronic, and complex. Regardless of which category it falls under, trauma undeniably impacts how one functions in their [...]
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Lady Gaga’s Battle with an Eating Disorder—Just Bulimia?

Even though it seems like we know so much about celebrities, public information is only one piece of the puzzle. This makes it impossible to understand the full story. However, [...]
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Anorexia Information
April 3rd, 2024
Understanding Co-Occurring Issues in Eating Disorders
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Anorexia Information
April 25th, 2023
4 Important Milestones to Be Aware of in Anorexia Recovery
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Anorexia Information
April 13th, 2023
Preparing for Your First Week of Anorexia Inpatient Treatment
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Anorexia Information
April 6th, 2023
How Anorexia Can Affect Social Life and Skills
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