This week, I look at the impact of eating-disorders on the family - whilst touching on the role of friends and romantic partners. Perhaps it goes without saying that eating-disorders impact one's close family. However, I will seek to explore this idea in more depth – because I don’t believe that the average person has the first idea about the impact that an eating-disorder has on the entire household. The sheer magnitude of the impact that the mental illness of just one family member has on the entire family. Indeed, there are a vast number of ways in which the eating-disorder impacts the family. I imagine a majority of you fail to imagine its impact beyond the dinner table. And naturally, meal times are difficult for the family. But its impact is far more extensive and wide-reaching.
