A Turkish influencer, beautiful soul ✨️ 💖 succumbed to her eating disorder, where she only weighed 3.5 stone which is equivalent to 49 lbs in the metric system.
My heart breaks 💔 to see someone who is so beautiful, hate herself so much that she aimed for perfection due to the stigma of Society and standards that have many men and women alike, hurting themselves daily, through vigorous exercise, restrictive eating, binge and purging behaviors.
I was trained years ago in eating disorders and In treating them, but it's dangerous to watch these young people die slowly, putting their bodies through significant turmoil all to meet some standard of beautiful that should never be.
Some signs to look for:
🖤Preoccupation with checking calorie or other ingredient content in food
🖤Eating a restricted amount or range of foods
🖤Binge eating
🖤More controlling behaviours such as rules about eating, insisting on making their own meals or only using certain utensils and cutlery
🖤Negative self-image about their weight and/or appearance
Secretiveness or avoiding eating with others
🖤Feeling guilty after eating
🖤Repeatedly weighing themselves
🖤Vomiting after eating, or going to the toilet immediately after eating
🖤Compulsive or excessive exercising
🖤Abnormally low or high weight or changes in weight or body shape
🖤Long-term weight stagnation or failure to grow
🖤Complaining of poor concentration, dizziness, tiredness or feeling cold
🖤Getting stressed at mealtimes
🖤Low mood, anxiety or irritability
🖤Social withdrawal
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This is a ticking time 💣 for those who have been using these behaviors for significantly long and extensive periods of time.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the National Eating Disorders Association at 800-931-2237, or chat with volunteers online.
Don't feel ashamed to reach out for help.
You matter.
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