Category: Depression Management

An Eating Disorder (ED) as defined by NEDA is: “…extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding weight and food issues. Eating disorders are serious emotional and physical problems that can have life-threatening consequences.” 

You probably see ‘Eating Disorder’ thrown around in the media frequently. “This model has an ED, that actor was heard purging in the bathroom on set,” etc. Unfortunately, the phrase ‘Eating Disorder’ has become desensitized over the years directly correlated with the increasing sum of tabloid magazines.

Let us set the record straight, right now: eating disorders are serious. They are not a ‘cool new fad,’ they are not a solution to your weight problems, nor are they something to be taken lightly by any means. Eating disorders do not discriminate; regardless of your age, race, gender, sexual orientation, hobbies, or your childhood, you could suffer from an eating disorder.