Explore the intersection of veganism and eating disorder recovery. Learn when it can be supportive or contribute to eating disorder behaviors and how to navigate it with your treatment team.
Shedding light on eating disorders in men, this BALANCE blog navigates the unique challenges, impacts, and support options available. Men deserve recovery, too.
Embrace independence and continue your eating disorder recovery with confidence. Explore strategies for managing emotions, grocery shopping, and overcoming loneliness while living alone, ensuring a successful transition and maintaining your progress.
An eating disorder diagnosis is overwhelming and challenging. It is common for those with eating disorders also to have other mental health disorders. Anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are mental health disorders that often co-occur with eating disorders.
An eating disorder diagnosis is overwhelming and challenging. It is common for those with eating disorders also to have other mental health disorders. Anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are mental health disorders that often co-occur with eating disorders.
Young adults and adolescents develop their appearance ideals from media, social media, dating apps, family, etc. Accordingly, research indicates that individuals identifying with a different gender than assigned at birth tend to relate their appearance ideals based on sources that align with their gender identity.
An eating disorder diagnosis is overwhelming and challenging. It is common for those with eating disorders also to have other mental health disorders. Anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are mental health disorders that often co-occur with eating disorders.
While the predominant stereotype around eating disorders focuses on women, other people along the gender spectrum, including men, struggle with eating disorders. However, because of the difference in gender ideals, male presentation of eating disorders can look different than females.
The common stereotype that eating disorders exist only among thin, white young females is false. Anyone can experience disordered eating and eating disorders, no matter their size, race, age, or gender. Anyone struggling with eating disorders is just as deserving of proper diagnosis, care, and recovery.
Relationships with roommates can be complex and different for every individual. You could be each other’s closest confidante, hold each other at an awkward arm’s length, or begrudgingly put up with each other until your lease ends. Regardless of where you stand, when your roommate is in eating disorder recovery, this relationship can become even more complex. There are, however, things you can do to support yourself and your roommate and strengthen the relationship.
