Most can identify disordered eating patterns in women, but we don’t often talk about what those patterns might look like in men. That needs to change.
Male eating disorders are a reality that, because of stigmatization and lack of awareness, often fall under the radar. When we think of eating disorders,...
The average Instagram athlete curates their daily posts like a diet: they’re around 34 per cent training tips, 19 per cent lengthy motivational posts, 47 per cent healthy recipes, and they show no sign of anything resembling real life.
As social media’s healthy living community continues to grow,...
This article discusses eating disorders and may be triggering for some readers. The Canadian Mental Health Association Crisis Line can be reached at 1-800-875-6213.
I started running as a requirement for my 10th grade Phys-Ed class. Initially, I dreaded every time my gym teacher forced us outside...
This article discusses eating disorders and may be triggering for some readers. The Canadian Mental Health Association Crisis Line can be reached at 1-800-875-6213.
When Branna MacDougall realized what was happening, it was too late.
After feeling an unexplained pain in her back on a practice run,...
This article talks about eating disorders and might be triggering for some readers.
Let’s get one thing straight — eating disorders aren’t diets.
The pervasiveness of conversations surrounding food and body image at Queen’s encourages an ignorance that has very serious repercussions for those who...
Four years ago, I was admitted to the eating disorder unit at Sick Kids Hospital.
It would be easy to lie and say that my battle with mental illness started a few months before I was sent to the hospital. Truthfully, it was something I had suffered with for years, but accepting it as a reality was...
First year is supposed to be an exciting time, but I spent mine battling with a pre-existing eating disorder.
At the age of 14, I was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, brought about by a perfect storm of unfortunate life events.
I started feeling symptoms upon entering high school. I was lonely and...
Disordered eating and other concerns associated with a negative body image have become more widely understood as serious and pervasive, but it can still be hard to find support from sympathetic voices on campus.
Dani Keren, a fourth-year life sciences student, is seeking to change that reality. She’s...
As part of Mental Illness Awareness Week, Lifestyle featured personal stories from Queen’s student each day from Oct. 6-10. We’ll be continuing the initiative throughout the year with more stories. If you’re interested in submitting a story, please email journal_lifestyle@ams.queensu.ca.
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WARNING: This piece talks about eating disorders and may be triggering for some readers.As part of Mental Illness Awareness Week, Lifestyle is featuring personal stories from Queen’s students each day from Oct. 6-10. We’lll be continuing the initiative throughout the year with monthly stories. If...
As part of Mental Illness Awareness Week, Lifestyle is featuring personal stories from Queen’s students each day from Oct. 6-10. We’ll be continuing the initiative throughout the year with monthly stories. If you’re interested in submitting a story, please email journal_lifestyle@ams.queensu.ca.
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If you were diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening illness, would you tell anyone?
While most people wouldn’t willingly choose to suffer alone over the loving support of family and friends, I was suffering alone for many years. My illness is anorexia nervosa.
The symptoms began when I was in...
You are what you eat.
That’s probably what your mother told you as a child so you would eat your veggies, but think about it: our physical bodies are, quite literally, the re-construction of the elements that we consume.
A few months ago, I offered a close friend a snack. Before even tasting it, she...
By Carolyn Flanagan
Assistant Blogs Editor
February was National Eating Disorder Awareness Month.
A highly complex mental health disorder, Mental Health First Aid Canada defines eating disorders as “severe disturbances in eating habits (either eating too much or too little), or weight control behaviour.”
Prevalent...
Research from the University of Missouri suggests that a growing number of students forgo meals during the day in order to save calories for drinking alcohol at night. An Oct. 19 article from the Calgary Herald reported on the apparent trend that has been dubbed “drunkorexia.” According to the study,...