Stereotypes would have you believe that eating disorders are not serious illnesses and that they always take the same form. This is wrong. It has to change.
This Eating Disorders Awareness Week help us put the stories of how people are affected in the spotlight, standing together to demand that anyone affected by an eating disorder is supported, no matter what their diagnosis, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age or background. Together by raising funds and combating stigma we can change lives.
Stereotypes about who gets an eating disorder are preventing BAME, LGBT+ and people from less affluent backgrounds from seeking and getting medical treatment, according to research published today for Eating Disorders Awareness Week by Beat.
This EDAW, we're putting your stories in the spotlight to show that eating disorders affect people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. We're also fundraising to ensure our support services can help as many people affected by eating disorders as possible.
Your creative ideas inspire us every day. Hundreds of people across the country will come together 25 February to 3 March to stand together for eating disorders, read the stories of some of those incredible individuals.
It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when I first experienced symptoms. It feels like I’d been living with binge eating disorder as long as I could remember.
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Knitting a mini sock every day in February for Beat because no one should fight eating disorders alone!
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I created Socks On Tour to raise money and awareness of eating disorders. It’s been so nice to see people join in and show recovery is possible.
Read more“It [an eating disorder] isn’t selective. It doesn’t matter what gender you are or what colour your skin is.”
Read more“I’m one of the lucky ones and I'm grateful every day that I had the support. I want to raise as much as I can to make sure as many people as possible have the chance to fully live their lives free from their eating disorder.”Katie, student fundraiser
"There is SO MUCH more to binge eating disorder than a mere lack of willpower; it's a complete absence of control…"
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We'll be rocking all sorts of wacky hairstyles and colours in our Wednesday night pole class to raise money during Eating Disorders Awareness Week and Sock It to Eating Disorders!
Read moreI’ve chosen to raise funds for Beat for a very special, personal reason. In the summer of 2013, I was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. After four years of treatment, I finally managed to overcome the illness. However, I don’t believe I could have coped without being surrounded by such a strong support network provided by my family and Beat.
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I thought I’d be judged because males are supposed to be ‘big, strong’ characters who can’t be seen as weak.
Ben, Beat Ambassador
I’m one of the lucky ones and I'm grateful every day that I had the support. I want to raise as much as I can to make sure as many people as possible have the chance to fully live their lives free from their eating disorder.Katie, student fundraiser
