Nothing hurts and infuriates those who suffer from an eating disorder and their relatives and family more than hearing all the myths and public misunderstandings about eating disorders and recovery.

If you are caught in the circle of anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder or EDNOS, you are going through hell and hearing all the belittling misconceptions can throw you in an even deeper and darker hole than you already are.

I asked my friends, fellow activists and sufferers on Facebook to identify their most hurtful and harmful myths that could not be further from the truth.

It is just a phase.
It is a choice.
It is always about body image and wanting to be skinny
Anorexia is the only eating disorder
Anorexia is the most common eating disorder
Only teenage girls suffer from eating disorders à at least 10 % are men and it is not uncommon in adults
It is a white-only disease -> comparable rates of eating disorders have been found in ethnic minorities
Anorexics do not eat
It has always to do with control
Anorexia is the deadliest eating disorder of all -> it has been disputed
Recovery is fast
It is easily treatable with full nutrition -> only 50% recover fully, 30% achieve partial recovery and 20% remain chronic
Once you have reached a healthy weight, you are fine
If you look healthy, you cannot have an eating disorder
You will always have EDNOS and issues with Ed

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