Top 10 Myths about Drug Prevention Education
I recently attended a panel discussion regarding the devastating problem of Drug Use and Crime in Metro-Vancouver, BC. The mediator at this panel’s discussion suggested erroneously that drug prevention has failed. Drug and Alcohol education isn’t done in Canada or the USA in significant quantity and quality to make significant differences. Most public schools […]
Mom, Please Help: a True Anorexia Bulimia Story.Part 3
When Amy and I saw our local doctor, he told us that Amy had this dangerous disease called anorexia.
Well! I nearly fell of my chair; I just could not understand how in the world this had happened to Amy. I knew absolutely nothing about anorexia, except what a had read about movie stars who supposedly […]
Mom, Please Help: a True Anorexia - Bulimia Story. Part 2
After major disappointment at school when she failed to be picked to perform in tge Christams extravaganza Amy was inconsolable she screamed and yelled and cried and cried. I tried to consol her by saying there is always next year, it was not your fault you were sick, but nothing could make her stop being […]
Mom, Please Help: a True Anorexia - Bulimia Story. Part 1
Well, I guess it was 11 years ago I started to notice something was not right with Amy. She had just turned 13 when I caught her always looking at herself in the mirror. She would ask me if I thought she put on weight. I told her of course not, she always looked just […]
Personal Web-Sites About Bulimia Nervosa
Do you think personal sites about bulimia give you better information about this disease? I personally think yes, they do.
Although professional medical sites provide you with a lot of statistics, description of the symptoms and probable dangers of bulimia, personal sites show a human side to the problem.
They show people’s stories about how they […]