Everyone is welcome to attend a peaceful protest on 17th November at 10am. It will start at Department of Health in Dublin, followed by a march to Leinster House.
The treatment for eating disorders is minimal to none, and it is a nationwide problem. More info on websites below.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eating-disorder-reform-protest-and-march-tickets-738572559407?aff=oddtdtcreator
https://mindeverybody.wixsite.com/mindeverybody
by Astronamy7
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There needs to be more education about nutrition too to help reduce avoidable negative lifestyles.
Fair play to you.
Eating orders are one of the toughest illnesses to overcome. You can give up drink and drugs but rebuilding a relationship with food must be one of the toughest thing one would have to do.
Isn’t it still treated within the bounds of other psychiatric illnesses? I mean, unless a condition is being left untreated then it’s sharing already stretched resources with others. All of these demands could be applied to psychiatric care as a whole, so why single out eating disorders?
My own experience is within the private system as a teen and eating disorders were common, better-understood and prioritised within the hospital compared to other conditions where the approach was to medicate heavily and hope for the best. I’m not sure what’s changed since then.
I understand how this issue is personal to you but I’d be wary of joining any movement that calls for one condition to be prioritised at the expense of another.