Comments on: A New Awareness http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/eating-disorders/a-new-awareness/ Blog Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:44:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Janna http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/eating-disorders/a-new-awareness/#comment-3811 Janna Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:30:47 +0000 http://blog.drsarahravin.com/?p=248#comment-3811 Dr. Ravin, A friend of mine and I gave some presentations and workshops in honor of NEDAW for the first time this year, and your message is EXACTLY what we tried to send to our audiences. Although, I can only hope we did as good of a job as you have done here. We both completely agree with what you've said, and we try to gently correct people when they talk about eating disorders as something that's so easy to prevent if we would all just stop dieting! Thank you for your words and your efforts. I look forward to reading more about your new awareness come next February. My friend and I will be sure to check back here for some more inspiration! :) Thank you! Dr. Ravin,
A friend of mine and I gave some presentations and workshops in honor of NEDAW for the first time this year, and your message is EXACTLY what we tried to send to our audiences. Although, I can only hope we did as good of a job as you have done here.
We both completely agree with what you’ve said, and we try to gently correct people when they talk about eating disorders as something that’s so easy to prevent if we would all just stop dieting!
Thank you for your words and your efforts. I look forward to reading more about your new awareness come next February. My friend and I will be sure to check back here for some more inspiration! :)
Thank you!

]]> By: LaurenMadis0n http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/eating-disorders/a-new-awareness/#comment-3809 LaurenMadis0n Sun, 11 Mar 2012 05:13:32 +0000 http://blog.drsarahravin.com/?p=248#comment-3809 I cannot say thank you enough for posting this! I can't count the number of times I have read this post now, or cited it in conversations. It is so frustrating, as someone with anorexia, to constantly hear people liken EDs to disordered eating produced/heavily influenced by media messages about weight and shape. As if I need to feel more ashamed about myself by also hearing that I'm vain; I'm choosing to do this to myself; I just haven't figured out how to cope; I'm too impressionable; I'm misguided; I'm shallow; I just need to accept myself. How is it that so many people—even those involved in the treatment of anorexia—seem unable to understand it as a mental disorder (like, say, schizophrenia)? You wouldn't tell someone to reconsider having hallucinations or say that maybe, if we sent better messages in the media, we could fix this problem of people developing delusions. The media environment is definitely damaging, yes, but it shouldn't be the focus of a week where we are striving to raise awareness and educate people about a complicated mental illness whose epidemiology is, in fact, multifactorial and, also, strongly linked to genetics. I have been completely overwhelmed by the misconceptions people have about this disorder, and feel so ashamed by what people must assume about me, as someone with anorexia, based on what they think they know about it. I find a lot of solace in your blog, so thank you. I cannot say thank you enough for posting this! I can’t count the number of times I have read this post now, or cited it in conversations.
It is so frustrating, as someone with anorexia, to constantly hear people liken EDs to disordered eating produced/heavily influenced by media messages about weight and shape. As if I need to feel more ashamed about myself by also hearing that I’m vain; I’m choosing to do this to myself; I just haven’t figured out how to cope; I’m too impressionable; I’m misguided; I’m shallow; I just need to accept myself. How is it that so many people—even those involved in the treatment of anorexia—seem unable to understand it as a mental disorder (like, say, schizophrenia)? You wouldn’t tell someone to reconsider having hallucinations or say that maybe, if we sent better messages in the media, we could fix this problem of people developing delusions.
The media environment is definitely damaging, yes, but it shouldn’t be the focus of a week where we are striving to raise awareness and educate people about a complicated mental illness whose epidemiology is, in fact, multifactorial and, also, strongly linked to genetics.
I have been completely overwhelmed by the misconceptions people have about this disorder, and feel so ashamed by what people must assume about me, as someone with anorexia, based on what they think they know about it. I find a lot of solace in your blog, so thank you.

]]> By: Cary Dibble http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/eating-disorders/a-new-awareness/#comment-3792 Cary Dibble Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:21:49 +0000 http://blog.drsarahravin.com/?p=248#comment-3792 Great post, you have pointed out some great points, I as well think this is a very great website. Great post, you have pointed out some great points, I as well think this is a very great website.

]]> By: extralongtail http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/eating-disorders/a-new-awareness/#comment-3767 extralongtail Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:51:40 +0000 http://blog.drsarahravin.com/?p=248#comment-3767 Thank you. Just THANK YOU! I am sorry I have only just read this... I live in the UK, but have been exposed to some of NEDA's guff (albeit well-meaning) on Facebook and various other sites over the past week. I found myself cursing at my computer, even though my poor computer is not responsible for all this airy-fairy stuff. Thank you. Just THANK YOU!

I am sorry I have only just read this…

I live in the UK, but have been exposed to some of NEDA’s guff (albeit well-meaning) on Facebook and various other sites over the past week.

I found myself cursing at my computer, even though my poor computer is not responsible for all this airy-fairy stuff.

]]> By: Rhonda Overberger http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/eating-disorders/a-new-awareness/#comment-3765 Rhonda Overberger Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:41:22 +0000 http://blog.drsarahravin.com/?p=248#comment-3765 Sarah, I am glad to join you! How many years must we hear the same message of Eating Dis. Awareness week, “Girls are dying to be thin, so let’s all love our bodies!” Your "ideal public health messages are golden. I am right in line behind you! Rhonda Sarah,
I am glad to join you!
How many years must we hear the same message of Eating Dis. Awareness week, “Girls are dying to be thin, so let’s all love our bodies!”

Your “ideal public health messages are golden.

I am right in line behind you!
Rhonda

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