Eating and Body Image Concerns
Have you found yourself obsessing over how many calories you eat in a day? Or isolating from social engagements for fear of eating too much?
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Is your 10 year old commenting about how “fat” they are, or you notice that they have been missing at mealtimes, or complaining that they had a big lunch so aren’t hungry at dinner?
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Do you spend a lot of time in front of the mirror checking your body, pinching parts of your body, or criticizing yourself because of how you look? Do you ever exercise to the point of exhaustion, or use exercise as a form of punishment?
These might be passing concerns but they are also signs of what we can see with budding eating disorders, so it could be useful to explore in a conversation with one of our team.
BODY IMAGE CONCERNS
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Is your child commenting about how “fat” they are, not wanting to have photos taken or comparing their bodies to others?
Do you spend a lot of time in front of the mirror checking your body, or avoid mirrors or even shop windows so you don't have to see yourself?
Do you find yourself pinching parts of your body, or criticizing yourself because of how you look?
These might be passing concerns but they are also signs of what we see with body image issues and often wth eating disorders, so it could be useful to explore in a conversation with one of our team members