tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post3615371881487727454..comments2024-03-23T08:25:22.526-04:00Comments on ED Bites: Context and culture matterCarrie Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-57523514036405113262009-08-26T17:23:59.408-04:002009-08-26T17:23:59.408-04:00Great post... I just started following your blog a...Great post... I just started following your blog and I really love/can relate to alot of your writing. I think it is so unfortunate how EDs are looked down upon with such stigma as if they are not a serious medical issue. Just as cancer used to be hush hush as if it were shameful, now depression, anxiety, and eating disorders are treated the same. In turn I think so many young girls would benefit from public education about these diseases so they would not be afraid to speak up and ask for help for fear of being judged.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554636988810969189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-35515894418130153652009-08-20T16:49:07.939-04:002009-08-20T16:49:07.939-04:00Great post!
treating some condition without identi...Great post!<br />treating some condition without identifying the cause is allways less effective than otherwise. I don't know much about epilepsia, even in medical circles is this illness somehow "demonic", unpredictable and traditional at the same time. And like anorexia many types of epilepsias are even symptoms of something underlying than clearly defined condition, so there is no universal treatment. ANd I think it is good. Sure, the Spice Girl Complex is very schematic, but you're right - the patient's subjective and honest interpetation (though influenced by the illness) is big part of "truth" and they shouldn' t be underestimated. (I know some unique cases of eating disordeed girls for whom some really "unmedical" and rather voodooist-ish interpretations of eds and bizzare tretment methods worked really well.)<br /><br />I hope your seizures stay in past tense forever and that in the future we will able to undestand both epilepsia and ed better. xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-65285233675029446802009-08-20T13:15:09.626-04:002009-08-20T13:15:09.626-04:00I've had that book on my "to read" l...I've had that book on my "to read" list for quite some time, now.<br /><br />And I've also been meaning to watch Gran Torino- it was shot just a few blocks from where my mom grew up. Then again, so was 8 Mile!Carrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-71877251993559472752009-08-20T12:18:33.690-04:002009-08-20T12:18:33.690-04:00Another really interesting look at epilepsy in cul...Another really interesting look at epilepsy in cultural context is a book titled The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, by Ann Fadiman. It follows a Hmong family's journey through American healthcare when their young daughter is diagnosed with epilepsy. It also impresses people when you watch Gran Turino and know more about the Hmong than your friends.Lisa and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17857704375623585452noreply@blogger.com