How to Navigate This Pandemic Winter With an Eating Disorder
For people struggling with eating disorders, the isolation of a winter in lockdown can be especially challenging. Here are some ways to help manage symptoms and reduce triggers. Rebecca Tucker Updated Photo courtesy of iStock.
Canadians are well-weathered at facing dark, long, cold winters, but for most of us the next few months may look particularly difficult and lonely. For individuals struggling with eating disorders, the isolation and stress of a winter in lockdown can be especially challenging, as it may trigger symptoms. Individuals with eating disorders often find themselves using ED behaviours to give themselves a feeling of control, and if COVID-19 has done nothing else, it has stripped a sense of personal agency from our day-to-day lives. According to Aryel Maharaj, education and outreach coordinator at the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) in Toronto, calls to the centre