{"id":132221,"date":"2017-02-25T22:13:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T20:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vzw-empathie.com\/finally-i-am-now-becoming-aware-of-what-an-eating-disorder-is\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T18:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:54:44","slug":"finally-i-am-now-becoming-aware-of-what-an-eating-disorder-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vzw-empathie.com\/en\/finally-i-am-now-becoming-aware-of-what-an-eating-disorder-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally, I am now becoming aware of what an eating disorder is."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;215147&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;804997&#8243;]Finally, I am now becoming aware of what an eating disorder is.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]After a series of admissions to psychiatric wards and 2 very long-term admissions to an eating disorder ward spread over about 5 years, I have fortunately ended up at the non-profit organization &#8220;empathy&#8221; where I have been receiving outpatient counseling for about a year and a half now.<br \/>\nI am finally becoming aware of what is &#8220;going on&#8221; with me and I am especially &#8220;aware&#8221; of what an eating disorder is.<br \/>\nI realize how hard I have to fight to get it under control. 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