Actress Gemma Oaten has opened up about her battle with an eating disorder from her childhood, revealing it almost killed her four times
May 09, 2022 - 08:08 BST Ainhoa Barcelona Eating disorders may be thought of as a physical condition, but they are actually the mental health illness that has the highest mortality rate of any mental health condition, with 20 per cent of people sadly dying as a direct result of their eating disorder or by suicide.
Therefore, early intervention is so key to the treatment and recovery of eating disorders because the longer it is allowed to engulf the person's mind, the harder it is to bring that person back. Just like what happened to me. READ: 'What Prince Harry and Meghan did to prioritise their family is fantastic' says Bryony Gordon
Thirteen years I lost to the eating disorder which almost killed me four times. During that time my parents vowed that no family should ever go through what we had and set up SEED Eating Disorder Support Services. And because of this selfless act, they not only saved thousands of lives over the last 22 years, but they also saved mine. They talked to me as a human being, their daughter, their little best friend and over time they brought me back.
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