Conflict-ED…living with anorexia
In March 2016 I was diagnosed with anorexia. I'd been living in denial for months before but it was time to face the truth - I was ill and this wasn't going to go away. Through this blog I want to share my experiences - of how I got here, what's happened since, now, and in the times to come.
I hope that if you're here that you will see that my aim is only to raise awareness - that men can get this, that anyone can get this, and that if you can relate to any of what I blog and suspect you might be heading the way I did that you MUST seek help.
Premiership Wolves, Lower League Simon
Aug
12
2018
As football fans we await that first game of the new season in August full of hope, anticipation, dreams, wonderment.
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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of My Holiday
Jul
03
2018
Well that’s it then, he’s finally lost the plot. He’s started his post about his holiday with a picture of
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Time for a rethink – stop thinking
Jun
11
2018
The First Important Point Before I launch into this I need to make a point. I need to make it
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The Kindness of Lily
May
29
2018
My use of Twitter has become a day-to-day lifeline, a connect of my choosing of what my interpretation of the
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Masking the truth
May
10
2018
Groundhog Day. It’s a film that so many people have seen, a popular film that for so long I hadn’t
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To Wolves FC & all associated
Apr
14
2018
I’m sitting here writing this with a smile on my face (and tears filling my eyes if truth be told.)
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The Battling Baker
Feb
24
2018
This post very much follows on from my last blog entry but amends the idea for now. This follows feedback
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The recipe book – yes, you read that right
Feb
15
2018
Since I last blogged I’ve done a lot of thinking. This is what happens when you suddenly realise you’ve only
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Divorcing My Eating Disorders Team
Feb
02
2018
On a scale of one to “I’m in the bowels of hell” this really has been one of the worst
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New Year Same Old Situation
Jan
05
2018
First of all, Happy New Year. It’s only right I say that as I am forever humbled by the fact
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