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To look at me you would never know I live with an eating disorder. Even typing the word feels wrong. A name that depicts images of skeletal figures and fashion models from the 70s and 80s, not a “regular”, “healthy-looking” person like me.
I was extensively asked what I feel needs to be changed in society and within the medical profession for wider exposure to the understanding of eating disorders.
Eating disorders affect people of all ages, backgrounds, and genders. But often people have narrow expectations about what someone with an eating disorder looks like, and this can lead to additional barriers to support and treatment for those who fall outside those expectations.
I was 12 years old when I was first diagnosed with an eating disorder. I remember because it was just after Christmas – I was in Year 8 at school and had just recovered from the flu.
I am 16 years old and eating disorders have dictated my life from a young age, but not in the way many assume. My brother has suffered from anorexia for as long as I remember.
It's not that I didn't know the health risks. I researched enough, was told enough times to know that I was hurting my body, but sometimes you get to the stage where you stop caring.
Maisie talks about her experience of exam pressure and how this impacted on her eating disorder.
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Being diagnosed with anorexia when I was 17 was, I thought at the time, one of the worst things in the world. Over the past four years I've been pushing my way through recovery (and a degree) with the many ups and downs that come alongside.
My name is Carly. I have had bulimia for eight years, and I have never been treated for it.
While all eating disorders and the people who suffer from them are completely different, what they often have in common is that they revolve around control.
The main reason accessing treatment for my eating disorder was so problematic is because my condition is a comorbid mental and physical health issue. I can be classed as suffering from anorexia binge/purge subtype ... However, I have the added complication of being a type 1 diabetic.