Eating Disorder
Eating disorders cannot afford to wait. They bring with them an increased risk of suicide, disrupt social functioning and can lead to a number of long-lasting physical and mental health issues.
If mental health services are too often the poor relation of our NHS, then eating disorders may be the Cinderella of psychiatric illnesses. This has to change.
I get up and go to work every day. I can still eat. I still go out with friends and smile and laugh – but why does that mean I don't struggle with depression?What is it about me that doesn’t look like I have depression?
My history with disordered eating means that instead of resenting weight I've put on, I am embracing my 'imperfections'
Fitting our lives into neatly boxed-off categories doesn’t reflect the lived experience, frustration and alienation you face with a disorder
Eating disorders awareness week is vital for ending stigma – but every day of recovery is difficult enough without hearing people’s lowest weights, their skinniest photos, their diet plans and their exercise regimes
Despite your best intentions, being there for someone with an eating disorder can be incredibly difficult and at times, frustrating
When you’re nearing the end of that bottle of port, spare a moment to think about, or, better yet, watch out for those suffering from our society’s most deadly mental illness
From the biggest roast dinner of the year to something as simple as an advent calendar, it seems like December is all about food
You don’t get to hand-pick the problems your mind suffers with and when it comes to eating disorders and disordered eating, you don’t get to dictate for yourself which elements of eating, dieting and weight you struggle with