Many people have a pre-conceived image in their mind of what someone with an eating disorder looks like. The truth is that an eating disorder can occur in anyone, no matter what body type they have. Julia Russel struggling with an eating disorder for many years before finally coming to terms with it after she was diagnosed with anorexia. She thought that because she had an athletic body type, exercised regularly, and ate “healthy” that there was no way she could have an eating disorder. Though eating disorders can be difficult to identify, there are a few unhealthy behaviors that are signs of the development of a disorder. The following signs were put together by a member of the National Eating Disorder Association, Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, M.D.
- Pursuing unnecessary weight loss
- Exercising through an injury
- Forfeiting social activities in order to work out
If you or someone you know is showing any of these signs, seek help from a mental health provider.
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