This heartfelt story was sent to me via email.  With the author’s permission, I’m reprinting it here in its entirety so everyone can see how devastating bulimia is to the sufferer and his/her family and friends.
I am the mother of an 24 year old daughter with an ED (1.bulimia..binge eating..and sometimes falls into the anorexic trap)…..she has been in recovery for at least 3 years…she has been under the influence of her ED for about 14 years give or take a day???
I really can’t remember when I knew she had an ED…or found out about it. Maybe a couple years …read more

Note: This is the last in a three-part series interview between Breaking the Mirror and Michael J. Pertschuk, M.D.
Dr. Pertschuk is a psychiatrist at Friends Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He serves as Medical Director of the Eating Disorders Program at Friends Hospital which includes inpatient treatment for male and female adults, adolescents and children suffering from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder.
To read more of his biography, see the bottom of this post.
Breaking the Mirror (BtM):
What do you think (from a professional perspective) about the so-called “pro ana” and “pro mia” websites and online communities?
Michael J. Pertschuk (MJP):
In …read more

Note: This is the second in a three-part series interview between Breaking the Mirror and Michael J. Pertschuk, M.D.
Dr. Pertschuk is a psychiatrist at Friends Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He serves as Medical Director of the Eating Disorders Program at Friends Hospital which includes inpatient treatment for male and female adults, adolescents and children suffering from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder.
To read more of his biography, see the bottom of part III of this series.
Breaking the Mirror (BtM):
How can young men and women overcome the “pull” to look like stars and models they seen in magazines?
Michael J. …read more

Note: This is the first in a three-part series interview between Breaking the Mirror and Michael J. Pertschuk, M.D.
Dr. Pertschuk is a psychiatrist at Friends Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He serves as Medical Director of the Eating Disorders Program at Friends Hospital which includes inpatient treatment for male and female adults, adolescents and children suffering from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder.
To read more of his biography, see the bottom of part III of this series.
Breaking the Mirror (BtM): 
How have eating disorders begun to affect Asian, African American and Latino/Latina cultures?
Michael J. Pertschuk (MJP): 
Eating disorders are not new …read more

I’d like to develop a series of questions from anorexics and bulimics to people who have never had an eating disorder.  Then, I’ll invite non-ED folks to tell us a little bit about what it’s like on “the other side.”
To start, I would love to know the answer to questions such as these (again, they are directed at people without eating disorders):

Do you worry about food when you eat it?  Do you count how many times you chew?  Do you tell yourself, “I am only allowed to eat [x-number] of bites?” 
When you gain weight, what do you do?  What do …read more