Online Support Communities for Individuals Suffering from Anorexia Nervosa

If you suffer with Anorexia Nervosa, you may feel alone and like no one understands what you are experiencing. It can also be hard to find support groups in small communities and cities. Thus, on-line support forums are an excellent venue in which individuals with anorexia may receive support. If you or a loved one suffers from anorexia, I encourage you to check out these online support forums and utilize them in conjunction with any medical or psychological treatment you are receiving.

Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders: Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders offers a wealth of information about all types of eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, eating disorder not otherwise specified, and binge eating disorder. This website also offers a large support community for individuals suffering with eating disorders. The community possesses sections to discuss a large number of topics including, but not limited to: anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating, binge eating disorder, men with eating disorders, family life when you have an eating disorder, students with eating disorders, recovering from anorexia and bulimia, recovery from binge eating disorder and compulsive overeating, spirituality, relationships, and self-esteem.

The support group also contains activities that will help you learn more about yourself and help you stay motivated in recovery. Additionally, you may discuss other mental health issues that often co-exist with eating disorders, such as self-injury, substance abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and multiple personality disorder.

You should be advised that this community does not allow the discussion of any numbers, such as weight, calories, sizes, and so forth. If you are interested in learning more about this online support community for anorexia, please go to the Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders, where you may register and begin posting for support in the forum.

Ed_recovery: Ed_recovery is another online support forum for eating disorders, including anorexia that focuses on supporting individuals who are in recovery or who are recovered from eating disorders. Given the nature of this group, talk of numbers, such as calories, clothing sizes, weight, and so forth is not permitted. However, I am personally part of this community and it is incredibly supportive and active.

Not only are you allowed to post about issues that have to do with your eating disorder, you are also permitted to discuss other issues that often co-exist with eating disorders, such as depression, self-harm, abuse, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, and more. You may also discuss relationships and family life on this community.

In order to become part of this online support forum, you must have a Livejournal account, which is free and easy to set up. To do so, simply go to Livejournal and create an account. Once you have a Livejournal account, use the search box to search for, "ed_recovery." Click on the community's profile/information page and click, "Join," to join the support group.

Recovery Friends: Recovery Friends is another anorexia online support forum where you can receive support and encouragement while you recover from your eating disorder. This forum contains several sections in which you may discuss different topics, such as: celebrating good times, treatment and its effectiveness, how your life has improved since you've been in recovery, obstacles you encounter in recovery, celebrating overcoming challenges in recovery, exercise, nutrition, and other recovery related topics. You can also post motivational stories and poems, and work through exercises that will help you on your journey through recovery in this forum.

Recovery Friends also has links to other helpful resources for individuals suffering from eating disorders. You may join the Recovery Friends forum by visiting the website and registering. After registration is complete, you may begin to post in the online community.

MDJunction: MDJunction is a website that contains support forums for many types of psychical and mental health issues. One of the groups MDJunction offers is an online support group for individuals suffering with anorexia. While this community isn't as active as some of the other forums on the web, the women here have a lot of support to offer anyone who joins.

You may discuss anything related to anorexia in this forum. For instance, you may discuss struggles you are experiencing with recovery, your treatment and how it's going, medications, issues related to eating disorders, such as depression and self-harm, and more. However, you may not discuss numbers in this online forum, such as clothing sizes, calories, or weight.

If you are interested in joining this anorexia forum, you must join MDJunction on the website's homepage. Next, search for "anorexia," in the search box. Once at the anorexia support group's page, you may join the group by clicking on, "join this group."

Anorexia is a very serious eating disorder, from which it is difficult to recover. However, you can receive support on these online anorexia forums while you journey to recovery. Please note that these groups are not meant to replace any professional help, but to supplement any treatment you may already be receiving for your eating disorder.

Sources:

Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders: Forum:
http://fishyvb.something-fishy.org/

Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders: Home:
http://www.something-fishy.org/

Livejournal: Ed_recovery:
http://community.livejournal.com/ed_recovery/profile

Livejournal: Home:
http://www.livejournal.com

Recovery Friends: Home:
http://www.recoveryfriends.org/index.asp

Recovery Friends: Forum:
http://www.recoveryfriends.org/category-view.asp

MDJunction: Home:
http://www.mdjunction.com

MDJunction: Anorexia Support Group:
http://www.mdjunction.com/anorexia-nervosa