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If you could send a message, to spread awareness of Eating Disorders and the challenges individuals face, what would it be?

emsworld August 27th, 2018

Hello ED Warriors! heart

Today I started to think about things that we could spread to raise awareness of eating disorders, and I realised so much could be shared to help raise this awareness of the struggles somebody will face! So I would like to start a thread on the following question:

"If you could send a message to everybody, to spread awareness of Eating Disorders and the challenges individuals face, what would it be?"

What would your message be? I will also be sharing some of the messages I came up with belowcheeky

I look forward to hearing your messages!

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[ edited by @windflowers, 9/8, to add in details for forum event; these will be removed when event is over ]

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River September 13th, 2018

Its not easy and your 'just eat' or 'just stop eating' makes little to no difference. :3 We would have if it was as easy at people make it sound.

emsworld OP September 17th, 2018

There are many different types of Eating Disorders, you may know something about one type but each and every individual experiences it differently. Please don't assume you know people's troubles just because you know about one person's experience with an Eating Disorderheart

Wonderfloofie September 17th, 2018

Eating disorders are more common in women, but they do occur in men. Rates of binge-eating disorder are similar in females and males.

@Windflowers

Wonderfloofie September 17th, 2018

Over a 10-year period, about half of those with anorexia nervosa recover fully, a small percentage continues to suffer from anorexia nervosa, and the rest develop other eating disorders. Even among those individuals who recover from an eating disorder, it is common for them to continue to maintain a low body weight and experience depression.

@Windflowers

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cyanPlatypus6370 September 17th, 2018

@Wonderfloofie - Yay! Source cited!!!! Good job :)

mikenaiwc September 19th, 2018

@Wonderfloofie

oh my... i wonder if I belong to the group that will never be able to recover... or develop other disorders

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practicalIdeal2007 September 17th, 2018

I want people to understand that it is about so much more than food.

September 17th, 2018

It is estimated that 0.1% to 4.2% of women have suffered from anorexia in their lifetime. Anorexia, also has the highest fatality rate of any mental illness.

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September 17th, 2018

@helpfulShip8154 Forgot to tag you :p @windflowers

cyanPlatypus6370 September 17th, 2018

Actually among eating disorders, the disorder EDNOS (now renamed to OSFED), is the most deadly of all eating disorders.

I do not know the stats among mental health disorders in general.

*EDNOS: Eating Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified

*OSFED: Changed or renamed in the DSM-5. I don't even know what they changed it to, though I've read the new acronym several times - it doesn't stick in my head. ~ Platy

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September 18th, 2018

@cyanPlatypus6370 That's my source where I got the information from >> https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/information/statistics-studies And oohhh I see :o I thought there was a possibility that these were old stats (the ones which I wrote in the post) so I looked it up on Google and anorexia is the most lethal psychiatric disorder, carrying a sixfold increased risk of death- four times the death risk from major depression.Although, anorexia is by far the deadliest eating disorder, death rates are also higher than normal in people with bulimia and "eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS). ^-^

September 18th, 2018

@cyanPlatypus6370 And to answer your other questions, I am also a participant of the game Snakes and Ladders from the RS team :p And I deactivated my account which is probably why my username is cited as unknown everywhere.Hope that clears it up! <3

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September 17th, 2018

The National Institute of Mental Health reports that 2.7% of teens, ages 13-18 years old, struggles with an eating disorder. @windflowers

September 17th, 2018

Nearly half of Binge Eating Disorder (BED) ​​patients have a comorbid mood and anxiety disorders. @Windflowers

September 17th, 2018

Eating disorders were more than twice as prevalent among females (3.8%) than females (1.5%). The lifetime prevalence of eating disorders is estimated to be about 2.7%. @Windflowers

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cyanPlatypus6370 September 17th, 2018

Huh? you said more than twice as prevalent among females than females.

@windflowers do you know who this is? How does a person post without his/her username?

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September 18th, 2018

@cyanPlatypus6370 I sincerely apologize, I meant twice as prevalent among females than males.Smh I should have read the post before posting it. Also, thank you for taking the time to read my facts :'D Appreciate it! <3

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September 17th, 2018

Anorexia is the third most common chronic illness among adolescents, after asthma and obesity. @windflowers