(First, let me just say that it’s darn cold where I live.  Dang.  I mean, I usually don’t worry too much about the weather, but this is bitter.)
Anyway, I just wanted to ask for some help with a little project I’m working on here at Breaking the Mirror.  See, I’d like to get some stories of people without eating disorders who have in some way been affected by the eating disorders of others.  Moms, dads, friends, sisters, brothers, co-workers, et cetera are all invited to contribute their experiences.
I think that sometimes we forget the impact of our eating disorders.  We …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