Understanding Eating Disorders | Page 28

A Spiritual perspective

on eating disorders

As we’ve explored in this eBook, eating disorders are serious and shouldn’t be ignored. Eating disorders present a very real danger to your health. At the most basic level, eating disorders are often one person’s attempt to cope with emotional, physical or spiritual pain. While you may feel an eating disorder is a way to cope with a distorted body image or emotional situation, it is unhealthy and doesn’t address the real issue. That’s why it’s important to get help and encouragement from friends, family, counselors and others who can help.

Here at TheHopeLine, we truly care about you and want to help you overcome your struggle. Part of recovery is