General Article Eating disorders are on the rise and it’s alarming

Topic Selected: Understanding Eating Disorders Book Volume: 461

Personal Perspective: I know from experience how eating disorders hijack the brain.

By Andrea Rosenhaft LCSW-R

Since the pandemic began, eating disorders have been on the rise and that is heart-wrenching for me to hear. Having suffered from anorexia for 25 years (from my mid-twenties until I was 50), I know the intense grip that this eating disorder can have on a woman’s mind and body. Recovery must take place on two levels – physical and emotional. I have lasting scars from both.

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