It's time to talk about Eating Disorders!

Hello! Thanks SO much for taking the time to watch our collaboration video, below are links to our youtube channels, other great youtubers, links to each of our twitter pages and also some wonderful support website :-)

YouTube:

Ruth: http://www.youtube.com/user/diaryofabulimic
Amy : http://www.youtube.com/user/xbornindiex?feature=mhum
Michelle : http://www.youtube.com/user/rescuelullaby
Jaycee: http://www.youtube.com/user/lilmover?feature=mhum

Here is Amy's blog : www.amielou21.wordpress.com

other great channels :
MAGICAL CHARLOTTE!!! (awesome youtuber! : http://www.youtube.com/user/magicalcharlotte
The mental health help girls : http://www.youtube.com/user/mentalhealthhelpUK
Beautiful lady : http://www.youtube.com/user/chihiro0
Elizabeth : http://www.youtube.com/user/Eshrimpski
wonderful lady : http://www.youtube.com/user/wishiwasdifferent
DO see this girls channel too! : http://www.youtube.com/user/Achildatheartforever

Twitter :

Ruth: http://twitter.com/#!/ruthnaomiwinrow
Jaycee : http://twitter.com/#!/aardy89
Amy : http://twitter.com/#!/amoogle
Michelle : http://twitter.com/#!/rescuelullaby1
Charlotte : http://twitter.com/#!/charlottewaffle

Some good websites/help resources:

Official BEAT eating disorders charity : http://www.b-eat.co.uk/Home

For eating disorder information, advice/ forums, stories, videos and further support links : http://www.bravespace.co.uk

For bulimia help, fantastic online treatment and support/forums : http://www.bulimiahelp.org/

another good info site : http://www.something-fishy.org/

Thanks a lot for watching, we hope it was helpful and dont hesitate to contact us for any support/info.

Much love!

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[SpringtimeRosePetals]

wonderful video. I had bulimia for two years, never even coming close to being underweight... so I relate. and I, too took it out on myself.

I was painfully out of control, never told anyone about it, and I'm so thankful that I've been able to slowly recovery on my own by watching videos like yours on youtube.

much love, and I hope your recovery goes well too

xx

[lilmover]

@SpringtimeRosePetals aww thank you for your words they mean a lot. . . and can i say WELL DONE for recovering alone . . its so hard and having been gripped by ED i understadn the mental strength required to get out, so your really inspiring!

your support is invaluable <3 xx

[TrustorBust716]

k, the only problem I have with this is at 1:12 where she says that eating disorders are "lifestyle choices." WRONG! We dont CHOOSE to do this to ourselves. It's mental illness. It's a symptom of whats REALLY wrong. Eating Disorders awareness week is NOT about lifestyle choices, but the illnesses of eating disorders. Saying they are "lifestyle choices" indicates that we're making the CHOICE to be sick. ABSOLUTELY NOT!

[lilmover]

@TrustorBust716 aww you've got the wrong end of the stick, we were dispelling myths and she was saying that one of the myths is that ed's are lifestyle choices. . . then we went to defend us. . . WE DEFINITELY do not think they are lifestyle choices. . . hope that clears it up xxxxxx

[xbornindiex]

@TrustorBust716 That wasn't what I said at all. Before Jaycee edited and cut it before I said that one of the myths of Eating Disorders are that they are lifestyle choices. The whole point of my speech was to dispel that myth and if you had listened to Michelle saying before me that we were changing myths and stigma then I went on to explain a myth. You completely have the wrong idea.

[lilmover]

@xbornindiex well said beautiful . . dont worry about it, i dont think anybody else got that impression :-) ill put an annotation on it tmrw just to be on the safe side. . . love you millions and millions! xxxx

[redladyinred]

you know i think it's so weird that when people talk about eating disorders they always talk about bulimia or anorexia but binge eating is a eating disorder too and people forgett about it.more people suffer from binge eating than from anorexia or bulimia and it makes you really depressed as well and just because it's not so fascinating for others doesn't mean we should ignore it.yeah you need disipline and self control for anorexia and you have to purge for bulimia but binge eating is fatal too

[TearsOfBlood1111]

some people who are under weight with ana/mia may only be suffering for a week or so because they may have been under weight or close to under weight already. NEVER DETEMINE THE SERVERITY OF AN ED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE PERSON!

[beckiewm]

This video makes me feel so much better. I know thats a odd thing to say, but it is much better to see people talking about it. I have been so confused since i was 11 - but i still wouldn't class myself as anorexic as i have a normal weight,i suppose this video helped with that as you explained that it is in a mental mindset. As you said, anorexia is a very quiet subject, that needs to stop, it is just getting worse. Thankyou for posting this video, im sure it has helped a lot of people. xx

[lover4everandalways]

This video, truely Amazing.. &Very True.

[xbornindiex]

@lilmover You might have to put something like a quote or something in there Jayce because supposedly it looks as if I am advocating an Eating Disorder as a lifestyle choice :S