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Eating Disorders

If you have an eating disorder, you may believe that if you can control what you eat, you’ll be able to control your life. But true confidence comes from accepting yourself for who you truly are—and that’s only possible with recovery.

Anorexia Nervosa

Signs, symptoms, causes, and treatment options for anorexia

Binge Eating Disorder

Symptoms, treatment and help for compulsive overeating

Bulimia Nervosa

Signs, symptoms, treatment and self-help tips

Eating Disorder Treatment and Recovery

How to overcome your eating disorder and gain true self-confidence

Helping Someone with an Eating Disorder

Advice for parents, family members and friends offering support

Emotional Eating

How to recognize and stop emotional and stress eating

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

Always focusing on your physical flaws? You may have BDD.

Orthorexia Nervosa

How to recognize if your goal to eat healthfully has gone too far

Body Shaming

Improving your body image and achieving body acceptance

Directory of International Mental Health Helplines

Find hotlines around the world if you're in crisis