Free Help Available for Anxiety Sufferers on National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day May 4 2005

Brian, a mortgage professional with a successful business in the Bay Area,
was 302 pounds at 5'10" before he found FA four years ago .

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is the largest eating disorders prevention and advocacy organization in the
world.

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NEW YORK, What do Barbara Streisand, Donny
Osmond, Carly Simon, and 17 million Americans have in common? They have all
suffered from an anxiety disorder, one of America's most common mental
illnesses .

"My guess is that Kirstie Alley's concept for the show was born from her
frustrations with the unreasonable standards found in the entertainment
industry, frustrations that NEDA understands because it is that unrealistic
standard that often triggers an eating disorder," said Lynn Grefe , Chief
Executive Officer of NEDA.

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With the increase of environmental disasters in the world such as
hurricanes, earthquakes, the Iraq war, and September 11, psychiatric
researchers have noted an increase in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
after individuals experienced any severely distressing or traumatic event. The program
includes viewing a video, completing a screening questionnaire , meeting a
doctor or mental health professional to review the questionnaire, and
receiving information about various anxiety disorders and mental illnesses.
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1 Have you ever wanted to stop eating and found you just couldn't?
2 Do you think about food or your weight constantly?
3 Do you find yourself attempting one diet or food plan after another,
with no lasting success?
4 Do you binge and then "get rid of the binge" through vomiting,
exercise, laxatives, or other forms of purging?
5 Do you eat differently in private than you do in front of other
people?
6 Has a doctor or family member ever approached you with concern about
your eating habits or weight?
7 Do you eat large quantities of food at one time (binge)?
8 Is your weight problem due to your "nibbling" all day long?
9 Do you eat to escape from your feelings?
10 Do you eat when you're not hungry?
11 Have you ever discarded food, only to retrieve and eat it later?
12 Do you eat in secret?
13 Do you fast or severely restrict your food intake?
14 Have you ever stolen other people's food?
15 Have you ever hidden food to make sure you have "enough"?
16 Do you feel driven to exercise excessively to control your weight?
17 Do you obsessively calculate the calories you've burned against the
calories you've eaten?
18 Do you frequently feel guilty or ashamed about what you've eaten?
19 Are you waiting for your life to begin "when you lose the weight?"
20 Do you feel hopeless about your relationship with food?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions , then you may be a food
addict.

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FA offers a well-balanced food plan that is
based on sound nutrition providing a solution for long-term weight loss. Others were dangerously underweight or
controlled their eating to the point of obsession through anorexia, bulimia or
over-exercising. Today, these same people lead fulfilling lives without
abusing food.org, or call 800-600-6028. "To make jokes about this potentially lethal
illness is as appalling as it would be to make jokes about other life
threatening illnesses, such as cancer or coronary artery disease.nationaleatingdisorders.

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Even diets that used to work for me
didn't work any more, and I couldn't understand why.

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Anxiety disorders include: Panic Disorder,
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Social Phobia, and Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder (OCD)."

For additional information, or to find a screening site in your area,
please call toll free, 1-888-442-2022, or visit our Web site at
http://www.

Press Contact: Jeanine Christiana May 2005
Facility Name: Freedom From Fear
Phone: 718-351-1717

Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click
appropriate link. I was sick and tired of being fat, but I was even
more tired of the constant chatter going on in my head about food -- all of
the 'Should I eat that?' and 'I shouldn't eat that!' -- then the deep guilt
and remorse once I inevitably did eat. Long-term physical health
implications of eating disorders include heart failure, hair loss, kidney
damage, serious tooth decay and osteoporosis, just to name a few.

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According to
Brian, "Like so many, I was at a loss. Everything else in my world was going
so well, yet I was killing myself slowly with food and driving myself mad. The
program is free to all, sustained by pass-the-hat donations.
Beyond the anecdotal reports of improved lives from FA's great diversity
of members, many have seen a reversal of diabetes symptoms, freedom from
dangerously high cholesterol and other excess-weight-related health issues.

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The 20 Questions

Are you a food addict?
To answer this question, ask yourself the following questions and answer
them as honestly as you can. Headquartered in Seattle, Wash.

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www., NEDA is dedicated to expanding
public understanding of eating disorders and promoting access to quality
treatment through a variety of programs and services, including a toll-free
information and referral line (800-931-2237), distribution of educational
brochures and information packets, school programs designed to teach
children and teenage girls about positive body image and a Media Watchdog
Program.

Support groups, usually of peers , offering advice and assistance to people who have eating disorders or their families and friends.

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org . Whether the goal is to lose 10 pounds or 100, most Americans these
days are about to throw themselves headlong into the annual, time-sensitive
personal battle with food and weight obsession.
Now I 'm free from that craziness -- one day at a time. This program was my
last hope, and, unlike the number of other diets I tried, FA actually worked
and is still working.

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There are also numerous reports of diminished depression, and many have
cancelled radical medical interventions such as gastric bypass surgery.
For general information and a schedule of meetings in your area, visit
http: //www.
The National Eating Disorders Association
(NEDA) criticizes the new Showtime program "Fat Actress" for its
insensitivity to eating disorders which makes a joke out of the
life-threatening diseases of bulimia and binge-eating disorders.org


Nearly 10 million women and 1 million men suffer from anorexia or bulimia,
potentially life-threatening illnesses.

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Untreated anxiety disorders often can lead to substance abuse, depression,
and even suicide.

End in Sight for America 's Endless Struggles With Food and Weight?

Food Addiction Recovery Program Based on AA Offers HOPE

SAN FRANCISCO, The countdown to bathing-suit season
has begun.
But what of the rising number of battle veterans for whom diets no longer
work? Those who have tried and failed, only to try and fail again, year after
year?
A solution to food and weight problems can be found within the principles
of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) adopted years ago by a growing program called
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA). You are not alone. "However, there is nothing funny about eating
disorders, and to make comedic references to anorexia, bulimia or
binge-eating disorder is dangerous.nationaleatingdisorders. There is
no punch line for any of these individuals and families affected by the
illnesses.

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Though the program was founded over
30 years ago in Boston, Massachusetts , like AA in the early days, word has yet
to spread to the multitude of sufferers who have found out the hard way that
diets, for them, just do not work.

"I would like to introduce Bob Greenblatt , President of Showtime, to some
of the parents I have met who have lost their children to eating
disorders," added Grefe.

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"Anxiety disorders bring tremendous suffering and pain to millions of
Americans each year," says Mary Guardino, founder of the National Anxiety
Disorders Screening Project. I was completely out of control and
miserable.
There are over 85 regular, weekly FA meetings in the San Francisco Bay
Area alone. Meetings run
90 minutes and are populated with members of all sizes, races and religions
with varying degrees of time in the program, ranging from newcomers checking
out the program for the first time to people with decades in the program.

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At 30, I had given up
and begun working on accepting myself as a fat person, which just led to more
depression and overeating."
He now enjoys not only his healthy-sized body at 170 pounds, but his life. FA members offer countless stories of significant and sustained
weight loss, as well as stories of recovery from food obsession, much like
alcoholics who have, through AA, stopped drinking . It is estimated that another 25
million suffer from binge-eating disorders."

The National Eating Disorders Association (www.

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Individuals who suffer from an anxiety disorder experience a
variety of symptoms that can include spontaneous panic attacks, endlessly
checking and rechecking their actions , persistent and uncontrollable worry,
and anxiety in social situations. Participating in the
screening day on May 4, 2005, is the first step in finding help. FA offers hope with a real solution to food
addiction .

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The group is
comprised of thousands of women and men across the country who have had
trouble controlling their eating.
Before joining the program, many adult and teen members were overweight,
some by as much as 200 pounds.

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PRESS RELEASE National Eating Disorders Association Speaks Out Against New Showtime Show 'Fat Actress'

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"That's the sad news; the good news is these
illnesses can quickly and effectively be treated.freedomfromfear.
"This program literally saved my life. In FA, lives are reclaimed
and the despair brought on by constant thoughts of food and overeating is
lifted.

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To help individuals learn about anxiety disorders, their
symptoms, and effective treatments, mental health professionals are available
for this screening as part of a free national outreach program.com/ud_public. Attendance varies from an intimate 15 to over 100 regular
participants at the Sunday Fort Mason meeting in San Francisco.

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Similar to AA, FA is a Twelve Step program grounded in the support and
guidance of fellowship and spirituality, though not religion .

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