Eating disorders
Eating disorders, anorexia, food, bulimia, binge eating
Supporting someone with an eating disorder
Find answers to common questions about helping support a friend or loved one with an eating disorder, in this Q&A video.
Mind: Talking about mental health
Shaista, Dave, Lilith and Olivia talk about their experience of eating problems such as anorexia, restrictive eating, binging and purging.
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NHS Choices: Eating disorders
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Mind resource: Eating problems
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Royal College of Psychiatrists: Eating disorders
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Beat: Eating Disorder Charity
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Beat: Guide to understanding eating disorders
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Student Minds blog: anorexia myth busting
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Blog: Experience of an eating disorder
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Life works: Guide to UK free eating disorders helplines
Supporting men with eating disorders
If you are a male student with eating or food related issues you'd like support with, why not drop in to our monthly peer support group?
Where: Wellbeing Centre (blue door), Endsleigh Place.
When: 17:00 – 18:00, every last Thursday of the month.
This service is currently unavailable but will return at a later date.
Contact catherinehutchins@blueyonder.co.uk for more information.
MaleVoicED
MaleVoicED is a charity which supports men with eating disorders, carers and families to get their voices heard.
Online courses
- MindEd is a free educational resource on children and young people’s mental health for all adults. Learn about eating disorders through this free training.
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Mental health videos: Seven bulimia facts
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Mental health videos: Overweight - eating disorder
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TEDx talk: A man's battle with anorexia
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Crash Course video: Eating and body dysmorphic disorders
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BBC Radio 4 programme: Explaining anorexia
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What does recovery from eating disorders look like?
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Student Minds: Q and A supporting someone with an eating disorder
Research
- E-therapy for eating disorders: review finds lack of evidence for digital treatment or prevention (National Elf Service article)
- Kings College London eating disorders research group
- Beat: the UK’s leading charity supporting anyone affected by eating disorders or difficulties with food, weight and shape.
Self-compassion
Self-compassion can help people that frequently experience shame and self-criticism.
- Eating Disorder Hope: Shame and Bulimia
- Watch Kristin Neff's TEDx talk: The Space Between Self-Esteem and Self Compassion
- Self-compassion: try a guided meditation or exercises from Kristin Neff
- Linda Graham, MFT: understand more about the neurobiology of toxic shame.
Connect
People often need professional treatment to recover from an eating disorder. We would recommend you to contact your GP to get support as soon as you can.
- NHS Choices: Find GP services
- Beat helpline and peer support groups. Beat is the UK's leading charity supporting anyone affected by eating disorders or difficulties with food, weight and shape
Additional self-help resources
We also have a range of leaflets, presentations and audio files created by staff at the University that may be helpful.
Professional support
If something is causing you concern, is upsetting or distressing you, then it may help to talk about it in a safe environment.
If you are a partnership student please find out what support your institution offers.
For students studying on the Plymouth and Truro campus, you can seek support and professional advice from:
