Status of Women committee  I think there certainly should be systems in place to support initiatives that would be taken into schools. I think kids will spend most of their time during the day not with their parents or at home, but just being in school with their peers, hearing the dialogue of the thigh ga

Status of Women committee  I'm not a parent myself, but I would really encourage parents to not stop at, “No, I'm not interested, you're crazy, I don't want to talk to you about this, it's my life.” I would really encourage them to go past that or find someone who can.

Status of Women committee  Probably looking at different forums and different websites where parents themselves are talking about what they're going through with their kids might be helpful. Of course, I write for the HealthyPlace and I think it's a great website, a great resource for that. I would really

Status of Women committee  The initial roadblock for me was the fact that after those sessions that I was allowed, I would have had to pay $125 to get therapy. So that was a big roadblock because I had just graduated and it was really expensive. I would say that it was the financial burden. Not only was th

Status of Women committee  It was Effexor XR.

Status of Women committee  For me the worst were the nightmares. The vivid nightmares that I had caused so much anxiety when I would wake up feeling very thirsty. Another problem I had was that I suffered from migraines. Effexor XR should not be taken when you take Maxalt, which is something I take for mi

Status of Women committee  I actually did.

Status of Women committee  If they can't engage in dialogue with him or her, they should try to find someone who is trusted in the entourage of the child to actually try to speak to them, whether it's the parent of another friend or a friend or another family member. It can go really easily from bad to wo

Status of Women committee  Well of course they will because at first it's fine, after—

Status of Women committee  I think it should be included, because I think it really starts with you and what you can do to take control of your life and ensure that the disease doesn't control you. It's an internal dialogue. I have to tell myself very often, "No, Patricia, don't go there and don't think ne

Status of Women committee  I think it's really important for men and women to see that you can recover and what the recovery looks like. I will often write on the blog and I also do video blogs and I talk about the fact that I'm a normal person. I'm an average girl. I grew up in an average family and had a

Status of Women committee  I think that's a big need, yes.

Status of Women committee  I think I did not have such a great experience with the medical community. Most of the doctors that I saw throughout the years didn't have such good bedside manner in terms of talking about a woman's body. I think that for me would be fundamental, because if you go to get help an

Status of Women committee  I co-authored the surviving eating disorder blog on America's mental health channel, HealthyPlace.com out of Texas, so I do write a biweekly column. Most of the comments that my co-author Jessica and I get are from women who will write to us and ask, “How did you recover? How can

Status of Women committee  Yes, early twenties.