Have you intentionally cut yourself in the last 30 days? We invite you to share your experience by participating in a short online study. The purpose of this research is to examine health factors related to self-injury (without the intention to commit suicide). The results from this study are completely confidential and cannot be linked to your identity, and all procedures have been approved under the ethical guidelines set by the APA.
You must have intentionally cut yourself in the last 30 days and be 18 years of age or older to participate in this study.
If you are interested in contributing to this research, please visit:
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If you have any questions, please email Tatyana Kholodkov at tkholodk@uwyo.edu or Dr. Carolyn Pepper at cpepper@uwyo.edu
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Do you deliberately injure yourself or have a history of self harm? We invite you to share your experience by participating in a quick online study to learn more about people’s experience with self-injury. The purpose of this research is to understand factors associated with self-injury. The results from this study are completely confidential and cannot be linked to your identity, and all procedures have been approved under the ethical guidelines set by the APA.
You must have a history of intentional self-harm/ self-injury/ self-mutilation, and be 18 years of age or older to participate in this study.
If you are interested in contributing to this research, please visit:
https://periwinkle.ts.odu.edu/cgi-bin/qw
If you have any questions, please email Tatyana Kholodkov at tkholodk@uwyo.edu or Dr. Carolyn Pepper at cpepper@uwyo.edu
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Today, I spent the morning and early afternoon in the ER.
Here’s the run down of what happened: I woke up feeling slightly nauseated, but okay enough to do my usual long walk before going to the lab. However, things went downhill during lab meeting. I was presenting today, and right before it was my time, I felt really nauseated to the point of wanting to get up to go throw up in the bathroom. I didn’t, instead I just closed my eyes for a bit, then went ahead with my presentation. It was fine at first. But, somewhere near the end, I started feeling dizzy and light-headed, very rapidly. My supervisor and others were asking me questions, but I couldn’t focus on answering them. I couldn’t think. Then, I could barely hear. Everything was dizzy, and I felt really faint. I almost fainted, but didn’t (I was sitting). This was all happening very fast. I was also sweating a lot, soaked in sweat, really, and sharp abdominal pain did not help. Anyway, with the help of others, who said I looked very pale, I first went to lay down on a couch, vomited a bit, and then went downstairs to the ER. Things are fine now, I just feel tired and weak.
Why am I writing about this? Well, it made me think: how much of what went down is a result of my eating disorder? I often think any and every physical ailment I may have, is a result of my eating disorder, except for perhaps the flu. I mean, it is hard not to: I’ve had an ED for so long.
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Article: Sansone, R.A., Naqvi, A., & Sansone, L.A. (2005). An unusual cause of dizziness in bulimia nervosa: a case report. The International Journal of Eating Disorders, 37 (4), 364-6 PMID 15856497
In this study, Eddy et al followed 246 women who were initially diagnosed with either AN or BN, for an average of 9 years. The main goal was to study the growing disparity between (1) the consensus that eating disorders are not stable overtime and how (2) the current diagnostic criteria which do not adequately address this, by following the clinical presentation of EDs overtime and providing suggestions for the upcoming DSM-V.
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Article: Eddy, K.T., Swanson, S.A., Crosby, R.D., Franko, D.L., Engel, S., & Herzog, D.B. (2010). How should DSM-V classify eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) presentations in women with lifetime anorexia or bulimia nervosa? Psychological Medicine, 40 (10), 1735-1744 PMID: 20047706
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We get the therapists promising us 'purging is utterly ineffective', but I don't think this can be true. Purging anorexics for example must be getting rid of at least some of the calories. Then there is the fact also favourite among therapists of 'digestion begins in the mouth, you know' but I think they don't realise that this means the breaking down of food (chewing), rather than intake of calories.
What are your thoughts? I do wish to lose weight, but I certainly do not wish to do so via throwing up, so please note that this post is for education purposes, and not for aiding with my eating disorder.
I started having upper gastric pain in 2010 several months after I started purging. My doctor told me it was probably an ulcer and told me to take PPIs. I did, and it went away. However it keeps coming back (the pain comes and goes, it will feel bad for awhile and then be fine for awhile) even though I continue to take the PPIs regularly. I haven't purged in almost a year now so it isn't due to current symptoms. It doesn't seem to be associated with any food I eat, it really seems to be random. I'm wondering if I've done some kind of permanent damage to my stomach or if this could be something else? Has anyone else experienced this? I know I should probably see a doctor again or a specialist at some point. Any input or personal experience is appreciated. Thank you.
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