Helplines in BNB, Northern Ireland.

Get help for eating disorder and body image problems from a helpline in BNB, Northern Ireland.

If you can't stop criticizing your body or if you're using extreme measures to try to control the way your body looks, you may be facing a painful challenge. Eating disorders often start this way. If you experience any of these symptoms, consider getting support from one of 1 hotlines in BNB, Northern Ireland.

• Withdrawal from social activities, especially ones that involve food and eating.
• Negative self-talk related to body weight, shape, or size.
• Eating large portions of food and being unable to control yourself or extreme food restriction.
• Weighing yourself often, sometimes every day or even multiple times a day.
• Dizziness and potentially fainting.
• Feeling guilty, ashamed, and disgusted after eating too much or after eating the “wrong” foods.
• Gastrointestinal problems such as a sore stomach, constipation, and acid reflux.
• Poor circulation that causes cold hands and feet.

You may feel like you have to hide your eating and body image issues. You may feel ashamed or guilty for having bad thoughts about your body and for using harmful behaviors to control your weight. The prospect of telling someone about what you're experiencing can be scary.

It can be hard to deal with the feelings of shame and guilt that so often accompany negative body image and disordered eating. Admitting that you've lost control and that you need help may feel harder than keeping your problems to yourself.

For free and confidential support with eating and body image, consider contacting a hotline in BNB, Northern Ireland today.