When John Prescott, the former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, came out into the open with his battle with bulimia, it shocked the world. Eating disorders like bulimia are generally associated with women, especially teenagers and celebrities (women who are forced by external factors like peer pressure or occupational hazards to fit the image of 'looking good'). His confession proved to the world that bulimia and other eating disorders may not longer be simply the domain of the women; with men soon joining the ranks. Coping With Bulimia Coping with bulimia is an ongoing process and cannot be achieved in a short period. Patience is a virtue that must be applied to cases of bulimia. Eating disorders sometimes may take years to overcome. The earlier bulimia is pinpointed, the easier it becomes to tackle it. As a disorder, this generally begins early. Keep these  [...]

Eating disorder is part of psychological disorders when an individual has wrong patterns of eating which in turn affect the individual’s health and well being.  Eating disorders tends to be marked with extremes that is severe disturbances in eating behavior either by eating a lot that is much more then needed or by eating too less as per what is required by that individual. Eating Disorders types are Anorexia nervosa Bulimia nervosa Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) Binge-eating disorder Compulsive Overeating PREVALENCE Eating disorder is estimated to have affected 8 million Americans – seven million are women  [...]

Don't become a victim of yourself. Forget about the thief waiting in the alley; what about the thief in your mind? -- Jim Rohn Psychological disorders, also called as mental disorder, a disorder which is defined as pattern of behaviors and psychological patterns, when occurs in an individual, impacts multiple areas of his life by causing distress, disturbing and disability which is not part of normal behavior, normal culture and customs. Basically it means any condition which affects the mind. Psychological disorders are identified by persistent pattern of behavior and experiences which are abnormal, with respect to his thinking, social norms, personal relations, moods, and even of controlling of his impulses; his cognitive as well brain functioning and other biological functioning. Psychological disorders interfere with the person’s well being- physically as well as emotionally. Affecting the areas of life like relationships, behavioral, motor ability, reasoning,  [...]