Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, February 06, 1987, Image 20

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Newspaper Page TextDISORDER Eating disorders are potentially fatal conditions and if not recognized and treated, can lead to lifelong physical and emotional problems. Anorexic starvers and bulimic binge/purgers can cause irreversible damage to their bodies. Many die each year from complications Perhaps one of the most devastating consequences of an eating disorder is the isolation resulting from the secretiveness which surrounds the eating behavior. The guilt, depression, confusion, and misery experienced by those who have these conditions is overwhelming and can lead to agonizing feelings of hopelessness and despair. What Help Is Available? University Counseling Center (above the Student Health Center). Individual Counseling. (No charge) 686-3227 Student Health Center (on campus) Peer Health Advisors (No Charge). Make appointment in Health Education Center or call 686-4456. Dr. Resina McGlothlin. U of 0 Staff Psychiatrist, Student Health Center Make appointment at front desk or call 686-4441 (no Charge) ANRED (Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders) Weekly meeting*,, Wednesday, 6*7pm on a walk-in basis at 240 E. 15th St.. Eugene ($1.00/session). 344-1144 Barbara Weinstnin (Private practice). Individual and group counseling. 344-7696 Susan Mosley (Private practice) Individual counseling. 343-8248 M, Wolfe (Private practice) Individual counseling-not specific to eating disorders 345-8818 SLAIS... Anna is an attractive, intelligent college student Anna has always felt that her lile would be better if she could look as thin as the fashion models who appear in Vogue Life seems so much easier when you are thin and beautiful - you get attention and men. Ever since junior high Anna has dieted. During her senior year in high school. Anna began to binge on food. Food was a way to cope with the stress in her life that kept coming up - dating, grades, thinking about college. Anna began to binge regularly She realized that her binges had begun to make her gam weight, and discovered that by purging (vomiting) after binging, she could keep her weight down. At first, she would binge and purge about once every other week. By her senior year in college, Anna binged and purged three to four times a day. Twenty to twenty-five percent of today's college women suffer from an eating disorder. The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia Many women have been influenced by the media and society to believe that to be successful is to be thin. For women to gain an ability to self-motivate and to define success for themselves, we must all free ourselves from the opinions of society, and towards a healthier, more rational approach. Alicia Sloan Nutrition Peer Health Advisor OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Anyone 1s welcome to attend these meetings which follow the basic Ideas of the Alcoholics Anonymous Program. A group of people get together to ex change their experiences, strengths and hopes on how to cope with compulsive overeating. Part1c1oat1on 1s not com pulsory and there 1s no charge to attend. For more Information call: Overeaters Anonymous 683-0110