Eating Disorder Support In UK?

I should have asked this ages ago but just kept on slipping my mind!!

Apart from private councillors (which I suppose would cost quite a lot? ), what kind of eating disorder support can I find in UK? I'm going to register with a GP when I'm there, but my councillor in HK said I should be ready to seek help if my antidepressants alone are not enough to help me while I'm there. She's written letters for my medical and ED history for the GP in UK, which I would probably need to get prescription for my med's when I run out anyway.

Are there support groups or councillors under the NHS which would probably be much cheaper or something? Or what would you guys recommend me to do?

Sorry (for the millionth time) I'm just really really clueless about UK NHS and all that.

Will you be starting university/college when you come to the UK? If you are, you might find that the uni/college you go to has their own counsellor that you could speak to, then they will be able to refer you to a more appropriate organisation if they need to.

You could also try the Eating Disorders Association, who can give you advice on counselling or local help groups. I dont think you will have to pay for support but you could check anyway. (www.edauk.com)

I hope you manage to find someone who can help!

ohhhh thank you!!

i'll be heading to uni in edin. tried looking up the edauk site and didn't find much info...but i guess i'll just have to ask when i get to edin and settle in. thx so much for the advice.

A university as big as Edinburgh will have some sort of Welfare/Counselling (councillors are little men who push around bits of paper sorting out street lights and taxes and stuff ) service - there might be some information on their Student Union website, if there is such a thing?

shush. i always spell it wrong. (and i almost spelt "spell" "speel")

i tried looking up the student site and stuff...and i couldn't find any relevant info i needed (there's only a list of societies and clubs...)

*notes down: must find out when i get there*

I've found that the amount of support available for EDs in Scotland is shocking, considering how many people it affects. The only support group I know of is at the private psychiatric hospital where I was an inpatient. It's a pain because I think a lot of people would benefit from groups and the like.

but of course, Scottish people don't have mental illness


btw: that was tongue in cheek, it's just that society's uncomfortable attitude to these sorts of problems seem worse in good ole narrow minded Scotland