Why are eating disorders so hard to treat? - Anees Bahji
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Date: 2022-05-19
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Ferd
Ive always overeaten since I turned 10 and my parents thought I was putting on weight for puberty to grow tall but no I just got fatter and fatter until I took it into my own hands to lose 100lbs and get to a healthy weight. Lost all my teen years to obesity and im turning 20 in a month now finally feeling good with myself. The pain is inexplicable, permanant hormonal changes, scars, lost height, and affected bodily function. Not to mention 90% chances of dying by 50 and the years of my life that I just sat in my room depressed eating. It is a curse but also a blessing. As long as you learn from bad experiences they are never bad experiences.
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Ive always overeaten since I turned 10 and my parents thought I was putting on weight for puberty to grow tall but no I just got fatter and fatter until I took it into my own hands to lose 100lbs and get to a healthy weight. Lost all my teen years to obesity and im turning 20 in a month now finally feeling good with myself. The pain is inexplicable, permanant hormonal changes, scars, lost height, and affected bodily function. Not to mention 90% chances of dying by 50 and the years of my life that I just sat in my room depressed eating. It is a curse but also a blessing. As long as you learn from bad experiences they are never bad experiences.
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Finch
Y all didn t mention anything about ARFID, which has a whole different range of causes and issues. It s possible to have an eating disorder not related to weight or body image issues but more likely related to trauma or undiagnosed/untreated neurodivergence. These are more likely to involve sensory issues, restrictive eating, rituals surrounding eating, and food hoarding, though the disorder can involve any of the other symptoms of the other eating disorders.
Often times ARFID is brushed off as picky eating and remains untreated, even more so that the average eating disorder, so it s important to spread awareness about it.
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Y all didn t mention anything about ARFID, which has a whole different range of causes and issues. It s possible to have an eating disorder not related to weight or body image issues but more likely related to trauma or undiagnosed/untreated neurodivergence. These are more likely to involve sensory issues, restrictive eating, rituals surrounding eating, and food hoarding, though the disorder can involve any of the other symptoms of the other eating disorders.
Often times ARFID is brushed off as picky eating and remains untreated, even more so that the average eating disorder, so it s important to spread awareness about it.
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Ailene
TW: eating disorder
My mom is the person i love the most but she's also the reason i developed bulimia. She made me feel ashamed about how i look in shorts and my shirts. And that's when i would start drawing the parts i didn't want on my body, it's lead to me starving for days by watching mukbangs and then binging and making sure i eat everything before 12: 00 am ( I would usually eat in the night) and then i would stay in the bathroom and puke everything till i literally had to pass out on the floor. It's been over 4 years now and I'm definitely not ok now but i hope you love yourself. You're beautiful
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TW: eating disorder
My mom is the person i love the most but she's also the reason i developed bulimia. She made me feel ashamed about how i look in shorts and my shirts. And that's when i would start drawing the parts i didn't want on my body, it's lead to me starving for days by watching mukbangs and then binging and making sure i eat everything before 12: 00 am ( I would usually eat in the night) and then i would stay in the bathroom and puke everything till i literally had to pass out on the floor. It's been over 4 years now and I'm definitely not ok now but i hope you love yourself. You're beautiful
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education
Eating disorders have a large range of things people might not even associate with them. I always had a very small number of different foods I would eat, and I always felt a massive anxiety around unfamiliar foods. I was always told I was a picky eater, but know that I've been diagnosed with an ED I feel less crazy. I'm taken more seriously than just a person who eat like a toddler. I feel now that it's easier to explain what I do the things I do. Not that they're healthy, but that I'm not a child. I dunno. I on'y recently got diagnosed with Restrictive or Reduced food intake
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Eating disorders have a large range of things people might not even associate with them. I always had a very small number of different foods I would eat, and I always felt a massive anxiety around unfamiliar foods. I was always told I was a picky eater, but know that I've been diagnosed with an ED I feel less crazy. I'm taken more seriously than just a person who eat like a toddler. I feel now that it's easier to explain what I do the things I do. Not that they're healthy, but that I'm not a child. I dunno. I on'y recently got diagnosed with Restrictive or Reduced food intake
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TamWam
What a coincidence, im watching this during dinner. Im not diagnosed but im severely underweight because i get full easily, and im a picky eater. That sounds kinda normal, but i get these weird mental blocks and i cant finish an entire plate, which is why im underweight
Its not on purpose, its subconscious because my stomach starts hurting and i get full
But i do want to seek help, one of the main reasons are i cant go on a zipline because im 8kg lighter than ehat i should be and i really want to go on the zipline (its the longest in the world, jebel jais)
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What a coincidence, im watching this during dinner. Im not diagnosed but im severely underweight because i get full easily, and im a picky eater. That sounds kinda normal, but i get these weird mental blocks and i cant finish an entire plate, which is why im underweight
Its not on purpose, its subconscious because my stomach starts hurting and i get full
But i do want to seek help, one of the main reasons are i cant go on a zipline because im 8kg lighter than ehat i should be and i really want to go on the zipline (its the longest in the world, jebel jais)
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Sad
I've been suffering from a binge eating disorder since I was a kid in addition to severe depression, anxiety, and high functioning ASD. I'm 27 years old and almost 400 pounds. I've had several doctors try to treat me for it over the years, but so far nothing has worked. Honestly at this point, I don't think this is treatable. I hope this doesn't dissuade anyone who needs treatment, but I just wanted to get this out there. I'm just convinced I'm beyond help no matter what I do to fix it. I don't want to believe that, but I'm just so tired.
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I've been suffering from a binge eating disorder since I was a kid in addition to severe depression, anxiety, and high functioning ASD. I'm 27 years old and almost 400 pounds. I've had several doctors try to treat me for it over the years, but so far nothing has worked. Honestly at this point, I don't think this is treatable. I hope this doesn't dissuade anyone who needs treatment, but I just wanted to get this out there. I'm just convinced I'm beyond help no matter what I do to fix it. I don't want to believe that, but I'm just so tired.
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Holy
I don't know how to stop my pica. I reckon the cause is witnessing domestic violence several times when I was younger and being in an environment where parents are toxic each other as well to me. I'm afraid of telling them that I haven't stopped eating chalk even tho I'm 19. I probably started when I was 3. Or 4. The urge to eat chalk or ice is way too much now, what with the stress of preparing for my university entrance exam. I'm severely ill prepared. And I'm scared.
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I don't know how to stop my pica. I reckon the cause is witnessing domestic violence several times when I was younger and being in an environment where parents are toxic each other as well to me. I'm afraid of telling them that I haven't stopped eating chalk even tho I'm 19. I probably started when I was 3. Or 4. The urge to eat chalk or ice is way too much now, what with the stress of preparing for my university entrance exam. I'm severely ill prepared. And I'm scared.
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Gg
To everyone suffering from an ed, i just want to say:
1. Don't be afraid or ashamed to seek help and don't think lesser of yourself for seeking help. Everyone falls sick at some point in their life and people suffering from an illness deserve treatment whether it be a mental disorder or a physical disorder
2. You are not alone. So many people, including me have become better and I promise, even if it takes time, one day things will get better for you too
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To everyone suffering from an ed, i just want to say:
1. Don't be afraid or ashamed to seek help and don't think lesser of yourself for seeking help. Everyone falls sick at some point in their life and people suffering from an illness deserve treatment whether it be a mental disorder or a physical disorder
2. You are not alone. So many people, including me have become better and I promise, even if it takes time, one day things will get better for you too
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Straw
There is hope and you CAN recover. I had an ED for 18 years. It started when I was 13/14. After I had kids, and the thought of them going through what I have been through just broke my heart and I decided to fully commit to recovery. Now I m 3 years into recovery. It s been a struggle with lots of ups and downs. But overall, I m very happy with where I am today and finally at peace with my body
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There is hope and you CAN recover. I had an ED for 18 years. It started when I was 13/14. After I had kids, and the thought of them going through what I have been through just broke my heart and I decided to fully commit to recovery. Now I m 3 years into recovery. It s been a struggle with lots of ups and downs. But overall, I m very happy with where I am today and finally at peace with my body
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