As you may have noticed, we have a new poll here at Breaking the Mirror. I’m using it to gauge the age of this audience. Please participate!The last poll, as you may recall, asked visitors why they wanted to get rid of their eating disorders. And the breakdown of their answers was surprising:
Out of 225 respondents:
- 22 said they were tired of giving 100% to their EDs;
- 11 said they were trying to get better because of their friends/family;
- 19 said they were afraid of getting sick(er) or of dying;
- 29 said that most of the above answers applied;
- 87 …read more

On June 23, I started a poll that I’m finally ending today.  We’ve accumulated over 300 responses (307 to be exact), and I’d like to share them with you.
The question I posed to visitors was: 
Which eating disorder do you have? 
The results are rather fascinating:

20 people said they have binge eating disorder
40 people said they have anorexia
57 people said they have bulimia
50 people said they have EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified)
82 people said they have a combination of at least two eating disorders
28 people said they didn’t have an eating disorder
30 people said they weren’t sure which eating disorder they …read more