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• 'Emancipated?'

  I saw Mary yesterdayAfter weighing me she told me that I am 'emaciated'I almost laughedFor 2 reasons1. In my eyes I am a perfectly healthy weight, chubby even2. Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Pro Ana

  I've seen my doctorI've seen my psychiatristI've rang the treatment centreI've told Mary of my decisionNow I play the waiting gameThese things take time and at... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• You Get out What You Put In!

  It's funny how things can change in an instantI don't know quite when it happened but I have gone from being slightly apathetic about treatment to being really... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Treatment?

  Doctor dayMy usual doctor is off again so I saw Nice Woman Doctor this morningI asked her to write a referral letter to the treatment centre which she... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• 'Mental Patient'

  

  Recently the supermarket ASDA launched their new Halloween costume entitled 'Mental Patient'Although they have since withdrawn it, it should never have seen... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Decision

  I saw Mary yesterdayThings have finally come to a headI was honest with her and told that I was spinning out of controlThat the purging is the worst it's ever... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Friends

  

  Monday was doctor dayJust after I sat down in the waiting room, I saw an old friend of mine walk inI haven't seen her in monthsMaybe even yearsMy knee jerk... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 COMMUNITY

• Beauty Pageants, Yay Or Nay?

  

  We've all seen them on tvOn shows like Toddlers and Tiaras and Little Miss PerfectHair perfectly coiffed beauty queen styleSpray tanned such a deep mahogany tha... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Gaining

  I saw Mary on TuesdayTuesday is weigh dayI would have happily eaten my own foot than go to that appointmentI had stopped weighing myself as home but after... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Keep on Keeping on

  

  I knew Autumn had arrived when I walked in to my kitchen yesterday and smelled my mother's chicken soupIt's strangeThe seasons changeThe months changeThe days... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Will I Ever?

  It's early Saturday morningI'm up before the sunFollowing the problem with my bowel my doctor had put me on antibiotics in case there was an infectionI'm... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• 'Slip Sliding Away'

  Yesterday was a nightmareIt really wasThe day started out as normalI walked my dogsDid some writingI was due to see Mary at 3pmBut around lunch time I... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• And Then She Escaped

  

  My sister suggested that I change the name of my blog to And then she escapedMaybe I willIt's Monday morning and I'm just back from the doctorAfter talking abou... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Happy Birthday!

  

  It's my birthday tomorrow but I'm going to write about it today as I won't get a chance tomorrowMy family asked me what I would like to do to celebrate it so I... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Sideways

  I saw Mary yesterday for the first time since JulyI thought about cancelling to avoid being weighed but that is just prolonging the inevitableIt was a very... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• 28

  

  I saw my doctor first thing this morningHe asks me what I'm up to todayI say that I'm going home to watch Seamus Heaney's funeral on tvSeamus Heaney was... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Binge Eating: Weighing The Facts, Part 1

  

  Since I am trying very hard to get control of my binging and purging I thought I would dedicate 2 posts to dealing with itThis is Part 1 and I'll post Part 2... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Summertime Sadness

  I saw my doctor on MondayHe is now back full time after having been off for a few monthsHe brings up the subject of reducing my methadone that dayBefore he... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• 'Slanegirl'

  

  There is a concert that is held in this country every year in Slane CastleIt took place last weekend and Eminem headlinedBut in the days that followed, it was... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 SEXUALITY

• Oisin and Ruby

  

  It's out last day here in AchillMy sister and nephew left last night and we return home tomorrow morningI can't tell you how excited I am to see my dogsI've... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY