Partager—ou non—votre histoire ?

Partager votre histoire à des gens, c’est peut-être un des plus grands défis pour ceux et celles qui ont souffert des troubles de l’alimentation. Pour bonne raison : les troubles de l’alimentation sont encore, dans notre société, un sujet tabou, et nos expériences sont très personnels. C’est normal d’appréhender comment les autres pourrons nous percevoir et meme agir envers nous si ils savent que nous avons souffert d’un trouble de l’alimentation. Pas étonnant que beaucoup de gens ne veulent pas partager leurs expériences et que les sentiments de honte sont si répandus.

Pour ma part, j’ai...

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Posted on 15 Apr 2015, by BTC
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Les fantassins de la mémoire

Par Florence Meney

C’était tout  récemment, un vendredi de fin d’automne déjà hivernal. Les arrogants flocons d’une neige trop précoce tombaient sur le parcours de golf de La Prairie. Dans la grande salle du centre de conférence, un ilot de chaleur et d’activité cassait la monotonie des étendues givrées. Ils étaient là, près de trois cent d’entre eux, tous bien vêtus, pour la plupart des têtes grisonnantes, à sourire, à échanger, à deviser. Réunis quelques heures autour d’un repas et d’une fête pas tout à fait comme les autres.

Ces gens d’âge mur ont en effet un point en commun : ce sont...

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Posted on 28 Nov 2014, by florence
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Coping 101: Upsetting Comments and Toxic Conversations

If I had a nickel for every comment I’ve received about my weight, size, and shape, I’d be a millionaire. Almost. And maybe even a billionaire, if we were to include past conversations about diets, weight loss, or perfect beach bodies (and how to get ‘em). And I’m only 25!

I wouldn’t mind the extra cash. But all of those toxic conversations and unhelpful comments? No thanks!

What’s wrong with a well-intentioned remark about, say, how we’ve put on weight, or about how Uncle Joey or Aunty Melissa have lost nearly thirty pounds on some new diet? (more…)

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Posted on 26 Nov 2014, by BTC
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Dr David Bloom: se réparer en réparant les autres

Nous sommes en plein midi. Alors que dehors luit le premier soleil de mai, les larges couloirs du pavillon Porteous de l’Institut Douglas sont silencieux. Assise devant un bureau clos, j’attends de rencontrer enfin le fameux Dr David Bloom, ce psychiatre si respecté, aimé jusqu’à l’adoration tant par ses quelque 600 patients que par l’ensemble du personnel; «un homme à l’écoute», «généreux», «un ange», «un Patch Adams qui se démultiplie», ai-je entendu dans toutes les bouches depuis mon entrée dans la vénérable institution de Verdun. Un homme que l’un de ses patients, un artiste,...

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Posted on 31 Oct 2014, by florence
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Suer et s’exercer . . . pour les bonnes raisons !

Il y a une période dans ma vie où l’exercice représentait une seule chose : un outil pour rendre mon corps « parfait ». Pour moi, c’était la course à pied que j’ai découvert quand j’avais 14 ans. Au début j’étais satisfait de faire un tour ou deux autour de la maison. Mais après avoir vu comment je pouvais obtenir le corps (que je pensais) que je voulais en augmentant le kilométrage et en diminuant les calories, je suis devenu obsédé. Je courais pendant des heures chaque jour… jusqu’à ce que je sois hospitalisé pour anorexie.

Pour se rétablir des troubles alimentaires, il faut établir...

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Posted on 16 Sep 2014, by BTC
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Carol on The Holiday Season

Here come the holidays again. Observant or not, it certainly involves the joy of connecting or reconnecting with family, friends and those you work with every day, and lest we forget, shopping for that special gift.

Life’s schedules vary, from juggling family and work schedules to trying to occupy ourselves from getting bored to death and to every other scenario in between.

Regardless of one’s situation, at the end of the day, it’s going to come down to a simple smile, a glance, a nice comment, a thank you. It can also be about personal gratitude for all you have while focusing on the...

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Posted on 09 Dec 2013, by Carol
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Rememberance Day November 11, 2013 by Carol


On the eleventh day of the eleventh month
Of the eleventh hour of today
Remind ourselves of those who lost
Their precious innocence gone away

So many soldiers bravely fought
Battles to protect for freedom’s sake
Giving room for all of us
To choose and just be for goodness’ sake

In their stead, let us freely carve
For ourselves and humankind
Markedly caring fulfilling lives
Imprinting loving legacies behind

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Posted on 11 Nov 2013, by Carol
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My Story

I was hospitalized with an eating disorder when I was 15. By 16 I was cutting myself and tying nooses, and by 17 I had experimented with a panoply of SSRIs and anti-anxiety medication.

Seven years later I lead a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life. Here is my story.

∞

I was a pretty lucky kid growing up—a healthy, happy, middle-class kid from Ottawa with nothing to lose but himself.

But I was a little bit fat. And being a little bit fat is a big problem when you’re ten or eleven and kids around you know just how to bully and tease and break you down. So I tried fighting back, first by...

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Posted on 24 Oct 2013, by BTC
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Crisp Day And Tender Memory by Carol


My friend went apple on a beautiful early fall day. The sun was shining, there was a light but crisp breeze blowing, the leaves were changing colors and, in the middle of the orchard, the smell of apple was in the air … in all ways it was a perfect day. He discovered different apple types in each row, appreciating and remarking on the various skin colors and shapes.

Then in a bit of unexpected frustration he realized that all the nicest apples were at the top of the tree? Realizing the top of the tree gets the most sunlight and while up there, has the best chance of growing, shaping...

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Posted on 23 Sep 2013, by Carol
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Vulnérable Moi

“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.”
― Chief Seattle

“Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.“ ― Buddha

I can’t hold a grudge to save my life. As someone who does not harbor resentment well nor easily, the last few years of my life have at times felt like I was a student in a class I do not remember signing up for; How to Deal with Difficult People.

As especially...

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Posted on 26 Aug 2013, by Linda Lee Ross
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