fucked.

Eating disorders are among the deadliest mental illnesses, second only to opioid overdose.

28-74% of risk for eating disorders is through genetic heritability.

Less than 6% of people with eating disorders are medically diagnosed as “underweight.”

20-30% of adults with eating disorders also have autism.

Anorexia has an estimated mortality rate of around 10 percent.

A study by the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders reported that 5 – 10% of anorexics die within 10 years after contracting the disease; 18-20% of anorexics will be dead after 20 years and only 30 – 40% ever fully recover.

Only 1 in 10 people with eating disorders receive treatment.

Treatment of an eating disorder in the US ranges from $500 per day to $2,000 per day. The average cost for a month of inpatient treatment is $30,000. It is estimated that individuals with eating disorders need anywhere from 3 – 6 months of inpatient care. Health insurance companies for several reasons do not typically cover the cost of treating eating disorders.

The cost of outpatient treatment, including therapy and medical monitoring, can extend to $100,000 or more.

Do you think this is a pretty sight? This is the reality of having anorexia for 12+ years. The reality of what eating disorders can do to your body.

When I was in high school and then in college getting my bachelors degree, I spent more time in hospitals and treatment centers than I did out of them.

And then I found out

My organs failed. Permanently.

Last year, I needed major surgery that took about 4 HOURS, and after that I was admitted to the hospital for a week on heavy pain medications, being wheeled around because I couldn’t walk.

I had tubes everywhere.

I had to medically withdraw from graduate school because I had to spend that time in doctors offices, infusion centers for IVs, in the ER, or admitted into the hospital.

Now I have a 6 inch scar across my abdomen and will be on medications for the rest of my life to help my heart and stomach function enough to keep me alive.

I’ve nearly died multiple times from the ED, but I had never believed that my organs could shut down and leave me to deal with that reality for the rest of my life.

That is not a way anyone should have to live life.

People in actual ed recovery will find your post and might get triggered into a relapse, i know you want your post to be seen but stick to eating disorder tags, not ones for recovery, everyone deserves to recover and be happy and healthy, it's wrong to risk ruining their hard work and effort, please do not tag ED posts under recovery

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Me, not wanting to out myself:

sorry but this pissed me off so i fixed it

in russia, eating disorders are not recognized. this has been a problem since the 90’s, maybe even longer. literally google “anorexia in russia” and read any link. “skinny russians” being a thing just shows how prevalent it is.

russian ana’s recieve no help with this hell. the ED therapy and “help” in russia is traumatizing.

just because they are russian doesnt mean they arent people suffering through the same hell as us.