Published: October 02, 2021
Lifestyle changes and Covid anxiety have caused a spike in eating disorders, and services are stretched. New treatment is on its way, but timing is crucial
Pheobe Ho of Como, a suburb of Perth, knows the power of the eating disorder voice. The 24-year-old had been struggling with anorexia and bulimia for eight years when she relapsed and was admitted to hospital. After being discharged, she was faced with a months-long wait for psychological therapy from the outpatient service.
“The eating disorder will do everything in its power to justify why you shouldn’t be seeking treatment,” Ho says. “So, if the treatment is not available, it feeds into that. ‘See?’ it says, ‘you don’t need support services, you’re not unwell.’”
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