Recognizing the coronavirus pandemic s impact on eating disorders
The week of February 22-28, 2021 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The theme this year is everybody has a seat at the table. Author: Chloe Teboe (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 7:30 PM EST February 26, 2021 Updated: 7:03 AM EST February 27, 2021
BANGOR, Maine Having a healthy relationship with food isn t a natural experience for some people. That s why February 22 to 28 in 2021 is dedicated to recognizing the annual National Eating Disorders Awareness Week an indication to those struggling that they re not alone.
Statistics from the National Eating Disorders Association indicate eating disorders have the second-highest mortality rate of all mental health disorders, behind only opioid addiction. They can be hard to treat and diagnose and for people living with them, it can be difficult to go about everyday life in a carefree and normal way.
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When you re a person with an eating disorder, said Mary Tantillo, the director of the Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Easting Disorders, your enemies are uncertainty, ambiguity, unpredictability. That s why, she said, there s been a surge in new eating disorder cases in the past year. The coronavirus pandemic, combined with social and political unrest in the past year, created a perfect storm for the disorders that affect nearly 1 in 10 Americans. click to enlarge PHOTO PROVIDED Ana Dobrot (r) and her sister, Nicoleta. Even people who were doing well in the past found themselves relapsing, because it s very frightening and anxiety-provoking, and it s overwhelming, Tantillo said.
William Hornby, originally from Taneytown, has become well-known on TikTok for being a men’s eating disorder recovery advocate and he uses his platform to encourage people to recognize their problems and to never invalidate their struggles at the same time.
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