It started with a comment
15/08/2017
I never wanted to play football at school; I never really wanted to take part in...
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Read the latest blogs on eating disorders. Written by our supporters, they cover real life experiences including recovery. Use the drop-down filter above to search the categories.
Anorexia, meet my husband
15/08/2017
Dear Anorexia, I’d like to introduce you to my husband. The man that has stood...
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The opposition was my own mind
25/07/2017
Note from Beat – Amy explained: “The first section of this I typed at my worst,...
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Mark's story
24/07/2017
It was strange to be asked to write an article from a carer’s perspective as I d...
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Helen's story
23/07/2017
When our son was diagnosed with anorexia we were shocked, and felt like our whol...
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5 Things Never to Say to a Recovering Anorexic...
21/07/2017
...and Some Positive Alternatives. As someone with a PhD in eating disorders, I...
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The Best Anorexic
21/07/2017
So you weren't the best anorexic... Yeah. You weren't tubed or sectioned or sen...
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Why should you recover from your eating disorder?
21/07/2017
I’ve come to the realisation that the universe doesn’t owe us anything. Believe...
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There's more to binge eating disorder than a mere lack of willpo...
20/07/2017
"Binge eating? Can't you just get over that with will power?" That's what 13-ye...
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Believing you can get there, but feeling frightened of the journ...
15/06/2017
Today, for the first time in years, I can almost picture what it will feel like...
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Exam stress vs Recovery
14/06/2017
‘You just need to buckle down and concentrate.’ I can't count how many times I’...
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Glaciers, Geysers, Great New Friends – Trek across Iceland for B...
14/06/2017
My name is Bathsheba, and a few weeks ago I trekked across Iceland in aid of Bea...
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