If you haven't already heard by now, May is Mental Health Awareness Month! We think mental health month should be EVERY month, but I digress... Here are some of our top choices for organizations who led stellar campaigns this month to draw lots of attention towards understanding mental health disorders and their impact in our … [Read more...]
Author Interview: Hidden In The Shadows by Taylor Thorpe
Anxiety In Teens had the opportunity to connect with debuting author Taylor Thorpe, who wrote Hidden In The Shadows after a difficult time helping her friend after a suicide attempt. Taylor is now inspiring other youth to know they are not alone and informing those who may not understand mental illness through her new book. Read more for the inside scoop straight from the … [Read more...]
Eating Disorders in Teens – Q&A with Morgan
Hi, everyone! Anxiety in Teens is starting a new section, every Monday, called Mention it to Morgs. Mention it to Morgs will be a question and answer section, where I will post the questions that I receive via email each week and answer them to my best ability! In case you are wondering who you’re writing these questions to, my name is Morgan (but everyone calls me Morgs), and … [Read more...]
Surviving SAD in a Frozen Tundra
I always thought I was just depressed, but last summer, my depression went away. I was so thrilled and excited that I had magically gotten better. False alarm, once October hit, I was depressed again. I had no idea what was going on, so I talked to my doctor, and he diagnosed me with Seasonal Affective Disorder. Being in Minnesota, winter goes from end of October to April. It … [Read more...]
A Recovered Life
ORIGINALLY POSTED: "My Story, Abbreviated," A Recovered Life, November 30th, 2011 Which came first? The chicken or the egg? For me the question was between anorexia and depression. Did depression cause my downward spiral into anorexia? Or did the sharp turn into starvation-mode wreak havoc on my brain chemicals? Perhaps in someway, it was both. I was in college when the … [Read more...]
Body Image Issues
Body Image Issues: This article includes healthy [and not so healthy] living, eating, and overall well-being in teens and young adults. According to the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), over 50% of teenage girls and almost 33% of teenage boys use unhealthy weight control behaviors such as skipping meals, fasting, smoking cigarettes, vomiting, and taking … [Read more...]
Love Your Body, Like A Tree
Teens these days, particularly girls, can get so extremely caught up with their own body image. The pain can be excruciating sometimes as you compare yourself to others (whether real life or from photo-shopped magazine covers and websites) and wish you could change this, this or that. But -- now here's something totally revolutionary-- have you ever considered changing your … [Read more...]
Supermodel Cameron Russell Tells of Illusion in Modeling World
"Cameron Russell has stomped the runways for Victoria's Secret and Chanel, and has appeared in many magazines. But she is much more than just a pretty face." Here's the entire transcript: Hi. My name is Cameron Russell, and for the last little while I've been a model. Actually, for 10 years. And I feel like there's an uncomfortable tension in the room right now because I … [Read more...]
Self-Harm: How to Deal, with a Little Advice from Demi Lovato
Almost two years in an ABC interview, Demi Lovato shared with the world her struggle with an eating disorder and bipolar disorder, leading her to self-harm. She expressed to ABC 20/20 reporter , "I thought, this is the way to deal with what you are feeling," [...] "it was a way of expressing my own shame of myself on my own body, I was matching the inside to the outside and … [Read more...]
Bingeing
Halloween is around the corner. On October 31st, people tend to overeat on candy and sweets. I know I have. It happens. In a way the holiday provides an excuse to consume as much Twix’s, Skittles, Reese’s, and M&M’s throughout the day. Overeating for a holiday is not recommended, but it happens. If a person overeats frequently and in secret, it is a problem for concern. A … [Read more...]
Support Groups: Moving Treatment Beyond the Dress Rehearsal
EATING DISORDER HOPE, Candice Hershman, MA., LMFT, New Dawn’s Eating Disorder Recovery Center, JULY 30, 2012 Therapists aim to provide clients with an authentic experience: not a dress rehearsal, but rather the actuality of relationship. This experience includes support and positive regard, and also disagreements, misunderstandings, and the necessity to remain engaged in a … [Read more...]