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After Abby Sher’s father died her life began to revolve around strange rituals, eating disorders and self harm. Becoming a mother helped her to overcome her worst impulses
What it feels like: when obsessive compulsive disorder rules your life (Times Online)
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Body dysmorphic disorder patients see details, not whole face (CNN)
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Some people check their appearance in any mirror, window or computer screen they can find, but not out of vanity. It’s because they hate the way they look so much.
Help available for perinatal mood disorders (The Township Journal)
February 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Women affected by perinatal mood disorders are fortunate to have numerous resources available to them. In this area, they can contact the Gateway Northwest Maternal and Child Health Network at 201-843-7400 for more information.
Why the mirror lies: Individuals with body dysmorphic disorder see their own faces differently (PhysOrg)
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Everyone checks themselves in the mirror now and then, but that experience can be horrifying for individuals suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD, a psychiatric condition that causes them to believe, wrongly, that they appear disfigured and ugly. These people tend to fixate on minute details – every tiny blemish looms huge – rather than viewing their face as a whole.
Twins Star Justin Morneau To Carry Torch (WISC-TV Madison)
February 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Twins star first baseman Justin Morneau has one more accomplishment to add to his ever-growing list of accolades. The Canadian will help carry the Olympic torch leading up to the Vancouver Games.