According to Olivardia, “Many more men struggle with body image concerns than people think. Men represent 1 in 16 eating disorder individuals, 50 percent of people with body dysmorphic disorder, about 15 percent of cosmetic surgery patients, and almost all steroid users.

the research is begging to support what many of us have been seeing in our clinical work. body image and eating disorders do effect men.

Yesterday I posted a youtube video with Daniel Radcliffe for the Trevor project and this today. It is shocking how the “Parents Action League” rather have students commit suicide than be gay. Again please send the youtube video out to as many people as you can. http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/thetrevorproject/44111/

sent this to every one and any one. It can save a life!

Aug. 12, 2010 — Some mental health problems, including moderate and severe depression, are more common among college students today than in the past, according to a study that looked back 12 years.

I have seen this trend in my own work with gay and lesbian collage students. I think it is important to point out that the increased mental health problems are not so much the result of being gay on collage campuses as was the case 5 years ago, there still remains as constant percentage where this is the case. But as the article points out more early diagnoses and I would add the increased stress that collage students face with a very different job market to face after graduation.

Fate is stronger than me. It may also be wiser. When I quit fighting fate, I find that my life is better than it seemed. There is more to enjoy than I realized, and I learn it is possible to tolerate considerable discomfort and still feel basically happy.

A good article on how to enjoy the life you have as you work towards the life you want. some thing i think we often forget in all our efforts to become some thing other than where we are. how much more life can be if we enjoy where we are and where we want to go.