Helplines in Tanzania for eating & body image.

Get help for eating disorder and body image problems from a helpline in Tanzania.

If you're unhappy with the way your body looks and it's affecting how you feel from day to day, you may be at risk for developing an eating disorder. Perhaps you're already experiencing eating problems. If you have any of the following symptoms, reach out to one of 1 hotlines in Tanzania.

• 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.

Eating disorders can be all-consuming. When you become preoccupied with controlling your weight and what you eat, other important aspects of life can fall by the wayside. It can be an extremely isolating experience.

Taking the first step to talk to someone about what you're going through is hard but the sooner you get help, the sooner you may start to feel better. When you contact a helpline in Tanzania, a trained helpline counselor will listen to your concerns and offer you the support you need.

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