How to Disappear Completely

Psychopharmacology

Questioning Medication

Kelsey Osgood on June 1, 2014

I've been on antidepressants for years. Am I allowed to say I don't like that? And when can I come off them?

I've been on antidepressants for years. Am I allowed to say I don't like that? And when can I come off them?

Anorexia Nervosa

A Bagel by Any Other Name

Kelsey Osgood on April 23, 2014

Food used to be the most effective way to communicate, but eventually I realized it's just a dead language.

Food used to be the most effective way to communicate, but eventually I realized it's just a dead language.

Cognition

Seared, Roasted, or Baked

Kelsey Osgood on March 26, 2014

Toward the end of my anorexia, I believed even thinking about food was wrong. And here I am today, excited about new bread recipes. What gives?

Toward the end of my anorexia, I believed even thinking about food was wrong. And here I am today, excited about new bread recipes. What gives?

Anorexia Nervosa

Moderate Drinking for the Former Anorexic

Kelsey Osgood on February 8, 2014

Does a recovered anorexic face specific obstacles when she tries to moderate her drinking habits?

Does a recovered anorexic face specific obstacles when she tries to moderate her drinking habits?

Addiction

Way To Go, Lovato

Kelsey Osgood on February 8, 2014

Lovato has always been open about her eating disorder and self-mutilation, but why only now is she disclosing her history of substance abuse?

Lovato has always been open about her eating disorder and self-mutilation, but why only now is she disclosing her history of substance abuse?

Social Networking

"Liking" Sickness

Kelsey Osgood on November 30, 2013

Social media can connect people in productive, healthy ways, but when the users are sick or aspiring to be, the consequences are more pronounced.

Social media can connect people in productive, healthy ways, but when the users are sick or aspiring to be, the consequences are more pronounced.

Diet

The Harm in Nutrition Apps

Kelsey Osgood on October 25, 2013

Nutritional apps are ubiquitous, but do they really teach us what it means to be "healthy?"

Nutritional apps are ubiquitous, but do they really teach us what it means to be "healthy?"

Anorexia Nervosa

Mourning a Stranger

Kelsey Osgood on September 27, 2013

When I find out a girl I knew in the hospital passed away, I struggle to grieve for her.

When I find out a girl I knew in the hospital passed away, I struggle to grieve for her.

Adolescence

Visiting the Past

Kelsey Osgood on August 9, 2013

A writer volunteers at a psych ward where she was once a patient, and again confronts her stereotypes––negative and positive––about those who suffer from mental illness.

A writer volunteers at a psych ward where she was once a patient, and again confronts her stereotypes––negative and positive––about those who suffer from mental illness.