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OUR MISSION Eating Disorders Support is a website designed to give you hope and encouragement if you or someone you know or love has anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or an overeating disorder. The mission of Eating Disorders Support is fourfold: (1) to provide you with information regarding the etiology and treatment of eating disorders, (2) to encourage you if you have an eating disorder as you face the challenges of recovery, (3) to provide a safe place for you to ask questions about how to find help, (4) to provide resources that may help you in the journey toward health and freedom from eating disorder behaviors. So, we invite you to browse our website. If you have any question about eating disorders or recovery, please e-mail us at help@eatingdisorderssupport.com. |
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Free Eating Disorders Support Group (EDSG) You are invited to attend a free support group for people with eating disorders and the people who love and care about them.
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month
Mercer Island Community Center 8236 SE 24th Street Mercer Island, WA 98040 THIS GROUP IS FOR YOU IF YOU... ¨ Have a drive for thinness ¨ Have anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or a related eating disorder ¨ Are willing to focus on issues other than eating disorder behaviors ¨ Have a daughter, spouse, or friend with an eating disorder ¨ Want to learn about recovery THIS GROUP IS NOT FOR YOU IF YOU... ¨ Do not have a drive for thinness ¨ Want to talk about food or weight behaviors or learn new ones ¨ Are not ready to learn about recovery
GENERAL INFORMATION ¨ EDSG is appropriate for people with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, orthorexia nervosa or eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) as long as there is a drive for thinness present. ¨ There are two groups: one group for people with eating disorders and one for family, friends, or spouses. ¨ The groups are free. Advance registration is not required. ¨ All facilitators have had direct experience with an eating disorder. ¨ All facilitators go through a screening and specialized training workshop. ¨ All ages are welcome. For more information, e-mail us at edsg@comcast.net or go to www.eatingdisorderssupportgroup.wetpaint.com.
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| RADIO SHOW NEWS!! Dr. Kim Lampson was interviewed on Health Talk. The topic was Dissociative Identity Disorder. An earlier show was on Eating Disorders. In both shows, there is a person in recovery who is interviewed along with Dr. Lampson. Replays in which you can listen to the whole show can be found at http://www.patientpower.info/rCategories.asp?ID=Disassociative%20Identity%20Disorder. Some people have both diagnoses. | |
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DO YOU HAVE AN EATING DISORDER? If you are wondering if you might have an eating disorder, take the "Are You Dying to be Thin?" Questionnaire. You will find information about the treatment of eating disorders here as well. . Excerpts from the book written by Dan and Dr. Kim, Eating Disorders: Nutrition Therapy in the Recovery Process, are included.
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You might find reading TRIUMPH, the inspirational poem about recovery from an eating disorder, a source of hope and encouragement. About twenty years ago, Kim Lampson facilitated a support group for people with eating disorders and their families. The group met every two weeks and the people attending wanted there to be some connection in between times. In response, Kim began writing a newsletter to give hope and encouragement to the people in recovery and their families. |
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SEARCH If you are looking on this website for information about a particular topic and do not know where to find it, try this search button. |
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