Distress Around Eating
Distress Around Eating, Food or Your Body - You鈥檙e Not Alone
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Our resources page offers support and advice
How to access support
EDNE and 缅北禁地 have a partnership to enable students to access specialist counselling through the Student Health and Wellbeing Service in the Kings Gate Building.
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Accessing specialist support through Student Health and Wellbeing can often provide a faster pathway. Please complete the online form and select ‘Eating Distress’鈥�.
What next
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A Safe and Supportive Space
Reaching out can feel like a big step, but it can also be the start of feeling more supported and more in control.鈥疶here’s鈥痭o pressure to explain things perfectly or have everything figured out before you get in touch.鈥疻e’re鈥痟ere to offer a safe, supportive space where you can talk things through without judgement, at your own pace, and explore what might help you move forward.鈥�
University life鈥痠s a time of鈥痓ig transitions, which鈥痗an be exciting鈥痑nd fun,鈥痓ut it can also bring challenges; New routines, deadlines, social pressure, and living away from home can all add up,鈥痑nd for some students, this can start to show up in how they feel about food, eating or body image.鈥疶his can鈥痠mpact鈥痟ealth, wellbeing, and studies.鈥�
If鈥痶hat’s鈥痟appening for you, it can feel confusing and isolating,鈥痓ut鈥痽ou’re鈥痭ot the only one experiencing this, and you鈥痙on’t鈥痟ave to deal with it on your own.
Support Outside of the University
- If鈥痽ou’d鈥痯refer to鈥痑ccess support鈥痶hat is separate from the University, you can self-refer directly with EDNE “Register Here” button on their 飞别产蝉颈迟别鈥�
- Struggling with an eating disorder? Caring for someone who is? Beat is here to support you -鈥�
- YoungMinds are a mental health charity for children, young people and their parents, making sure all young people can get the mental health support they need -鈥�
- First episode and Rapid Early intervention for Eating Disorders (FREED) gives young people aged 16 to 25 rapid access to specialised evidence-based treatment and support tailored to their needs.
- At 缅北禁地 we follow the鈥�鈥�(PDF, 120KB)