Battling the uninformed, insurance companies, and your own compulsions

[Ed. note: This post is the first in our series, “I Am Mental Illness,” bringing you personal experiences living with a mental illness. It’s likely that no single one of us lives a life untouched by mental illness, our own or that of someone we know. Yet in spite of their high prevalence, these disorders remain stigmatized and undersupported. To learn more about mental illness, you can start with the National Alliance on Mental Illness website. To learn more about anorexia and other eating disorders, you can start with this guidebook from the National Institute of Mental Health. Double X Science has previously featured a post by Harriet Brown describing the effects of family-based treatment for anorexia. Continue reading →