For Support People

We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “What do you wish people knew about eating disorders?” Recovery is a difficult and long process (49%) It’s NOT about vanity, appearance, looks and

We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “In your own opinion, what do you think are the root causes of your eating disorder?” Low self-esteem, lack of self-worth, poor self-image (34%)

We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “What things do you find triggering for your eating disorder symptoms and relapses?” In this part of our survey, participants responded in an open-ended, qualitative

We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “Did professionals (therapist, doctor, psychologist, dietitian, etc.) do or say anything that was harmful towards recovery from your eating disorder?” Based on responses to

We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “Did family members, friends, peers or other people do or say anything that was harmful towards recovery from your eating disorder (what things made

We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “What was the most helpful thing a treatment professional (i.e. therapist, medical doctor, or dietitian) did to encourage your recovery?” As with the responses

We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “What was the most helpful thing a family member, peer or other person did to encourage your recovery?”  In our survey, participants responded in an

What sort of interpersonal interactions are seen by people with eating disorders as being helpful? Which are perceived as harmful? We decided to find out. The SurveyWe created an online survey and invited people who had struggled with eating disorders to participate. Survey participants were asked questions such as “What is the most helpful thing

What is helpful vs. unhelpful when supporting someone with an eating disorder. Watching someone you care about living with an eating disorder can be extremely tough, especially when you can’t imagine why someone would ever want to do that to themselves. Here is a brief list of some common do’s and don’ts (of course, remember