Eating Disorders

Eating disorders can affect people of all ages, genders, ethnicities and backgrounds. People with eating disorders use disordered eating behaviours as a way to cope with difficult feelings or situations. This includes restricting food intake, eating large amounts of food at once, getting rid of food in an unhealthy way (e.g. making themselves sick or using laxatives) or a combination of all of these behaviours.

It’s important to remember that eating disorders are not all about food itself, but about feelings. The way the person treats food may make them feel more able to cope, or may make them feel in control. An eating disorder is never the fault of the person experiencing it, and anyone who has an eating disorder deserves fast, compassionate support to help them get better.

Types of Eating Disorders include:

• Anorexia Nervosa

• Bulimia

• Binge Eating Disorder

• ARFID

• OSFED

For more information on the different types of Eating Disorders please visit Beat Eating Disorders UK

You can call the Beat Helpline 9am - midnight weekdays, and 4pm - midnight weekends and bank holidays Helplines - Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk) they also have webchat!