Eating things that are not normally considered food can feel confusing, frightening or embarrassing. Many people with pica hide the behaviour because they worry that others will not understand it or that they will be judged. However, pica is a recognised feeding and eating disorder, not simply a strange habit or a lack of willpower….
If you are searching for anorexia recovery rates, you may be doing so because you are frightened. You may have been diagnosed yourself, or you may be watching someone you love struggle and want to understand what the future might realistically hold. The most important thing to know is that anorexia nervosa is a serious…
Many people have things they dislike about their appearance. But for someone with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), concerns about appearance can become consuming. You may spend hours thinking about a feature that other people say they cannot see, repeatedly checking or trying to conceal it, and find that reassurance provides little or no lasting relief….
Anorexia nervosa does not usually appear overnight. For many people, it develops gradually: what may initially look like an increased interest in healthy eating or a desire to lose weight can become increasingly rigid, consuming and difficult to step away from. For someone experiencing these changes, or for a parent, partner or friend watching them…
In our final blog of our mini series looking at and understanding co-occuring disorders, we take a look at the relationship between trauma and disordered eating and why processing past trauma is essential in order to live a life free of disordered eating and PTSD symptoms. With the right support, the journey towards healing is never impossible.
Recognising the signs of anorexia
Binge eating and depression can become tightly intertwined. You might find yourself eating large amounts of food, sometimes quickly or in secret, and feeling unable to stop. Afterwards, the temporary relief may be replaced by guilt, shame or self-criticism. When you are already struggling with depression, those feelings can deepen your low mood – making…
If you are a parent worried about what your teenager is seeing online and how it might be affecting their relationship with food or their body, you are asking the right question. Social media is now a central part of adolescent life, and its influence on body image and eating is a legitimate clinical concern,…
When an eating disorder is escalating — whether you are experiencing it yourself or watching someone you love deteriorate — the instinct is often to seek the most intensive intervention available. For many people, that means searching for inpatient eating disorder treatment, residential treatment or eating disorder hospitals, on the assumption that a more contained…
If you are a parent of a teenager, you have almost certainly noticed it — a comment about their stomach in front of the mirror, a refusal to wear something they used to love, a new and intense interest in what they eat or how they look. Your instinct is telling you to pay attention….
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are both serious eating disorders, but they are not the same condition. Understanding how they differ — in terms of behaviours, physical effects and psychological drivers — is not about labelling or categorising. It is about helping people to better understand what they, or a loved one, are experiencing. In…
When concern about eating well begins to dominate your thoughts, narrow your social life and leave you anxious rather than nourished, it may have shifted from a positive intention into something more distressing. This is the territory of orthorexia — an increasingly recognised pattern in which a focus on food quality becomes rigid, all-consuming and…
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