tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post6750905741587516058..comments2023-10-31T04:16:04.331-05:00Comments on Feed Me!: Kudos to Salon and Kate HardingHarriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-43550906202334288772009-04-01T21:01:00.000-05:002009-04-01T21:01:00.000-05:00I'm not going to read the article; But thanks for ...I'm not going to read the article; But thanks for describing the gist of the research and what it means. It's about time people stopped blaming parents for the problem and started seeing them as part of the solution. I had anorexia for many years, and though I'm sure my mom and dad may have done some things to trigger my illness, my anorexia was so much more than just a reaction to problems with my parents, or a need for "control" (God, I hate that one). People always say that and it drives me crazy. It's almost as if people are justifying inaction. By attributing the causality of the illness to an intense need for control they attempt to excuse their inaction. God forbid their intervention make the sufferer feel more out of control and make the anorexia worse. In reality, feeling out of control is inevitable and a necessary part of recovery from an eating disorder. From my own experience, people with eating disorders deep inside desperately want someone to take charge but our illness compels us to deny that need and actively reject help and intervention. That is the nature of the beast. Thanks again for being a voice of reason in a mad, and very eating-disordered, world!Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098013076632075762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-72101745085198349452009-03-31T12:15:00.000-05:002009-03-31T12:15:00.000-05:00I think not reading comments at Salon is generally...I think not reading comments at Salon is generally a useful piece of advice but I always cheer up when I see Kate's byline.<BR/><BR/>I was glad to see this study and that there is greater research into the neurobiology of eating disorders (and other problems). I was not surprised at all to see that, for example, similar neuropsychological problems were found in children with ADHD, etc.pennylanenoreply@blogger.com