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WELCOME TO THIS SHORT PRESENTATION ON DISORDERED EATING • Eating difficulties can affect anyone, people of all ages, genders, race and sexual orientation. • You may feel your eating might be causing you difficulties which are impacting on your mood and daily functioning and need some guidance on where to access help and get more information. • If you have an existing eating disorder some of the resources and supports might help reconnect you with support options, strategies and interventions. Please take your time to explore the information, resources and supports provided.

WHAT IS NORMAL EATING? • We all differ in what we like to eat, the amount we eat, and when or how often we eat. • Diet choices–e. g. Vegetarians, Vegans, Clean Eating • This is more often ‘normal and healthy’ but sometimes eating patterns can be harmful. • Normal eating means having the freedom of flexibility and choice. To join your friends for an impromptu outing for cake and coffee, or attend a family celebration without anxiety around the uncertainty of not knowing what food will be served. • Its being able to eat when you’re hungry and continue eating until you are satisfied. • Normal eating is being able to use some moderate constraint in your food selection to get the right foods, but not being so restrictive that you miss out on pleasurable foods. Ø Eat Well NHS guidelines on balanced diet

WHAT TIPS THE BALANCE? • When food/weight issues cause distress and interfere with daily life. • When your physical and mental health is negatively affected. • Food becomes a problem when it is used to cope with painful emotions, feelings and situations. • Preoccupation with weight, food, calories, carbohydrates, fats and dieting. • Extreme concern about body size and shape. • Avoidance of social eating-eating in front of others, eating out. • Engagement in compensatory behaviours to manage distress and weight-such as food restriction, binge eating, purging (via self-induced vomiting or excessive exercise, and use of diet pills and/ or laxatives). • Feeling out of control and that your body is the one thing you can control. Ø Warning signs and symptoms short video from National Eating Disorders Association

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AN EATING PROBLEM AND EATING DISORDER? • Eating disorders are complex mental health illnesses, medically diagnosed based on your eating patterns, medical tests on your weight, blood and body mass index (BMI). The most common eating disorders are, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED), which means your symptoms don’t exactly match what doctors check for to diagnose binge eating disorder, anorexia, or bulimia. • Falling short of meeting a diagnostic criteria does not mean a person is maintaining a healthy relationship with food and weight. Individuals who demonstrate disordered eating may still be at risk both physically and emotionally. • An eating problem is any relationship with food that you find difficult. Disordered eating can be just as hard to live with as a diagnosed eating disorder.

SHORT ANIMATION What it means to have an eating disorder

SUPPORT ØProfessional support • You may wish to consider visiting your doctor NHS online GP finder to talk about your eating problems. Together you can explore what sort of help might be most suitable. • Connect is the local NHS specialist service for anyone experiencing eating problems. You need a doctor's referral to access their service. • Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service is NHS service offering therapies for Bulimia and Binge eating disorder. You can self-refer if registered with a Leeds GP.

SUPPORT ØSupport groups • https: //www. leedsbeckettsu. co. uk/groups/beat-society university support group run by BEAT society. • Connect are a local NHS specialist service who facilitate a peer support group to anyone experiencing eating difficulties. Anyone can access the group no need for a referral, don’t need to be in treatment, just contact the service for group details: 0113 855 6400 or by emailing connectenquiries. lypft@nhs. net • https: //www. malevoiced. com/ a charity which recognises and values the lived experience of males who have experienced, or are experiencing, eating disorders, disordered eating and associated co-morbid conditions, providing a range of support groups across the UK

SUPPORT ØDigital resources • B-eat the UK’s national eating disorder charity. Have a look at the resources they have available. • National Centre For Eating Disorders has a wealth of information about eating difficulties and treatments available. • Malevoic. ED a charity which recognises and values the lived experience of males who have experienced, or are experiencing, eating disorders, disordered eating and associated co-morbid conditions, providing a range of support groups across the UK • Anorexia and Bulimia care support anyone affected by eating disorders. • Overeaters Anonymous is an international organisation dedicated to helping people with problematic eating.

SUPPORT ØHelplines • B-eat have a dedicated eating disorder helpline open 365 days a year, from 9 am-8 pm during the week, and 4 pm-8 pm on weekends and bank holidays. Tel: 0808 801 0677. Studentline: 0808 801 0811 • Nightline - someone to speak to every-night during term time, 8 pm – 2 am, 0113 3801285 ØApps • Recovery Record designed to help you manage your recovery from an eating disorder. • Headspace to help with meditation and relaxation techniques • NHS App Library mental health apps, variety of different suggestions of apps to help support mental wellbeing.

SUPPORT ØVideos, Stories and Podcasts • 8 Ways short video from MIND explaining the relationship between what you eat and how you feel • Body Image a Podcast from The Mental Health Foundation, Frances Shilito, a make up artist to the stars and eating disorders advisor discusses her experience of negative body image, anxiety and what society needs to do to reduce pressures put on young people today. Danny Bowman then talks about his own experience of body image issues, shame and how this manifested in an obsession with selfies and poor mental health. • Self Care for Students with Eating Disorders short video from Charlie Waller Trust, includes six tips and strategies including staying in wellbeing 'credit', using the BLAST approach and being king to yourself. This session will be of interest to anyone who is struggling to maintain healthy eating. • Do Men Get Eating Disorders a short video from Beat, Aiden, Ian, and Ben speak about their experiences with anorexia and bulimia. • Overshadowed a BBC 3 mini-drama on anorexia. • Marie shares her experience of overcoming binge eating.

SUPPORT ØSelf Help Guides/Leaflets • NHS Self Help Leaflets have self help guide on eating disorders • Mind are a national mental health charity. Download their self-help booklet on eating problems • The Centre for Clinical Interventions provide downloadable workbooks on building selfcompassion, building body acceptance and overcoming disordered eating • The Royal College of Psychiatrists has leaflets on eating problems that can be translated into different languages.

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