Melissa Geraghty, PsyD
Melissa Geraghty is a psychologist and can be reached on Twitter @mindfuldrg.
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When it comes to eating disorders, there are plenty of incorrect assumptions. Let's debunk three of them. Myth: Eating disorders occur only in teenage, rich white girls. This myth perpetuates stereotypes and can discourage people from getting treatment as they…
When it comes to eating disorders, there are plenty of incorrect assumptions. Let’s debunk three of them.
Myth: Eating disorders occur only in teenage, rich white girls.
This myth perpetuates stereotypes and can discourage people from getting treatment as they think they do not have an eating disorder as they do not fit the mold.
When people think of eating disorders, the image is often of an emaciated, white teenage girl in the …
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3 eating disorder myths that health care professionals should debunk
Conditions and diseases
I've been there. In my first two years of severe, chronic pain, I was right where you are at. I felt hopeless, mentally exhausted, and didn’t want to keep living with an extreme level of pain anymore. I felt there…
I’ve been there. In my first two years of severe, chronic pain, I was right where you are at. I felt hopeless, mentally exhausted, and didn’t want to keep living with an extreme level of pain anymore. I felt there was no point if I couldn’t do the things I wanted to do and live how I felt I should be able to live. I get it.
I’ve now lived decades …
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To the patient who wants to die: a psychologist’s perspective
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