Our Psychologists have written a number of articles about eating disorders. Here you will find information, helpful tips as well as comments on current stories in the media all about eating disorders. Most people who suffer from eating disorders have a range of symptoms across the various common types (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating etc) so please don’t feel concerned if your own symptoms don’t seem to match up with a single condition as this is perfectly normal. Please feel free to share your experiences in the comments section of an article. We are currently looking for people to contribute to our blog, so if you have or have had an eating disorder and would like to participate then please visit the Contact Page and let us know.
Dear Dr Gray, I have been trying to lose weight for years and in doing so have tried every possible diet you can imagine. I start well but after a few weeks (days sometimes) I end up bingeing on all the forbidden food and then in a desperate attempt to compensate I make myself sick and sometime take laxatives. Then it all starts again with another diet. It is really getting me done, I feel fat and ugly and useless. I am wondering if I might have an eating disorder, […]...
Contrary to popular opinion an individual suffering from an eating disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified {EDNOS}) has not lost their appetite (in the case of those with anorexia nervosa) nor are they experiencing an increased in appetite/are being greedy (in the case of those who are binge eating; which occurs for those with anorexia nervosa, binge/purge subtype, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorders and an eating disorder not otherwise specified [EDNOS]). Equally those with eating disorders do not dislike food or eating. […]...
