Eating Disorders Support

Stuart G

(38,726 posts) Sun Dec 16, 2018, 10:48 PM Dec 2018

About the Eating Disorders Support Group.

All are welcome here. It doesn't matter which Eating Disorder you have you are welcome. Beating these Eating Disorders is not easy, but we are here to discuss ...food addictions, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, compulsive overeating, as well as body image issues.. If you have some other aspects of an Eating Disorder Problem, you are welcome to discuss that too. Your problem does not have to fit any of the descriptions above.. Yes, you are welcome here. This is one of the most difficult problems that people have, and many of us do not discuss it with anyone. And many of us have these from very young ages, like 5 or 6 years old..

................ Come and discuss it here..you are welcome here with open arms....Hello...

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About the Eating Disorders Support Group. (Original Post) Stuart G Dec 2018 OP

This is great. Thanks for starting this. AJT Dec 2018 #1

Thank you for getting this going! Compulsive eating, bulimia, GreenPartyVoter Dec 2018 #2

Some one I love was anorexic but one year later with help is much better. efhmc Dec 2019 #3

I am not aware of the stats on anorexia ...Probably somewhere on the internet. Stuart G Dec 2019 #4

Still has a counselor who gives good reports but headed to college and am worried about that. efhmc Dec 2019 #5

Warn your loved one about going to college, and also Stuart G Dec 2019 #6

AJT

(5,240 posts)

1. This is great. Thanks for starting this.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 11:45 PM

Dec 2018

GreenPartyVoter

(73,000 posts)

2. Thank you for getting this going! Compulsive eating, bulimia,

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Mon Dec 17, 2018, 05:05 AM

Dec 2018

over-exercising, and body image issues have dogged me all my life. I am trying to take my power back!

efhmc

(15,000 posts)

3. Some one I love was anorexic but one year later with help is much better.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Tue Dec 17, 2019, 07:50 PM

Dec 2019

This person is very young and I will always worry. What are the stats about reoccurring behavior?

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)

4. I am not aware of the stats on anorexia ...Probably somewhere on the internet.

Reply to efhmc (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 17, 2019, 07:56 PM

Dec 2019

Person you love needs kindness and understanding. That is the most important thing. If that person's behavior returns, then that kindness and support will help him/her to recover again. Hang in there we all need kindness and caring no matter who we are.

efhmc

(15,000 posts)

5. Still has a counselor who gives good reports but headed to college and am worried about that.

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 17, 2019, 08:36 PM

Dec 2019

BTW. thanks for your input.

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)

6. Warn your loved one about going to college, and also

Reply to efhmc (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 23, 2019, 07:46 PM

Dec 2019

tell him/her that there are resources at the college or university for people with eating disorders. Not only counseling, but my guess there is OA somewhere at the college. If you think that your loved one is all alone at a university or college with anorexia, then that loved one is totally mistaken. This is a far greater problem than we know. Why? They sure don't look "overweight." Only when you look closely, do you see how thin they are.

...I remember going to an OA meeting in the early 80s, and seeing totally beautiful ladies. I said to myself, "Why are they here?" They started talking, and then I knew exactly why they were at the meeting. They too were obsessed with the food, except they were "not eating" or "throwing up." This disease is far more wide spread then anyone knows. Especially with emphasis on the "thin look"

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