HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND DEAL WITH EATING DISORDERS
When I say "‘eating disorder"’ I bet the first thing that went through your mind was "‘anorexia," ’, perhaps accompanied by an image of thin young girl. This common misconception causes many cases of eating disorders to go unrecognized. The truth is that eating disorders do not only affect women. In fact, you don’t even need to be thin to suffer from an eating disorder.
Eating disorders are more common than you might think. The World Health Organization estimates that 1 percent% of young females have anorexia, and 4 percent% have bulimia. A further 13 percent% of females aged between 14 andthrough 25 have some form of eating disorder, which is often undiagnosed. This means someone in your …show more content…
Avoid judging their body. Instead of commenting on their looks, or discussing if they need to lose weight or not, talk about why their body weight is so important to them, how they feel about themselves and what can be done to get back to the uncomplicated relationship with food that they had, before starting to diet.
If you are not already eating together as a family,: start doing so.
Offer your support. It is likely that the person will not immediately admit to having a problem, but let them know that you notice them, care about them and are there to help them beat the behavior that is hurting them.
Sometimes the eating disorder is so severe that the only option is to get professional help.
Start the Healing It is possible to recover from an eating disorder, but it takes time, patience and love. A person’s worth does not show on a scale. It is the inside: their inspirational ideas, generosity and humor that create love and appreciation between people. Never give up hope and always show your loved one that you are there and that you love them for all the things that make them special. — tThat they are special just because of who they
When I say "‘eating disorder"’ I bet the first thing that went through your mind was "‘anorexia," ’, perhaps accompanied by an image of thin young girl. This common misconception causes many cases of eating disorders to go unrecognized. The truth is that eating disorders do not only affect women. In fact, you don’t even need to be thin to suffer from an eating disorder.
Eating disorders are more common than you might think. The World Health Organization estimates that 1 percent% of young females have anorexia, and 4 percent% have bulimia. A further 13 percent% of females aged between 14 andthrough 25 have some form of eating disorder, which is often undiagnosed. This means someone in your …show more content…
Avoid judging their body. Instead of commenting on their looks, or discussing if they need to lose weight or not, talk about why their body weight is so important to them, how they feel about themselves and what can be done to get back to the uncomplicated relationship with food that they had, before starting to diet.
If you are not already eating together as a family,: start doing so.
Offer your support. It is likely that the person will not immediately admit to having a problem, but let them know that you notice them, care about them and are there to help them beat the behavior that is hurting them.
Sometimes the eating disorder is so severe that the only option is to get professional help.
Start the Healing It is possible to recover from an eating disorder, but it takes time, patience and love. A person’s worth does not show on a scale. It is the inside: their inspirational ideas, generosity and humor that create love and appreciation between people. Never give up hope and always show your loved one that you are there and that you love them for all the things that make them special. — tThat they are special just because of who they