The Importance Of NEDAW

You’ve probably clicked on this post thinking ‘NEDAW? What on Earth does that bunch of letters mean?’, I’m not surprised as it’s not a term you hear much about on social media. I thought I’d write this post as it is currently NEDAW and I think it’s something that needs to be spoken about much more. NEDAW stands for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week and is a week set up by eating disorder charities to praise recovery, educate people on the different illnesses and urge people to seek help if they need it. At first I was very nervous about publishing this post, it isn’t the usual content you’re used to seeing on my blog and I was scared about showing you some of the darker parts of my life which make up the person behind the perfectly posed pink Instagram photos and edited YouTube videos. Admitting that I have an eating disorder online is something I’m coming to grips with being okay about. One side of my mind is telling me to keep it quiet, for the fear of being judged or pitied, but the other, more reasonable side, is telling me to go for it. I shouldn’t be afraid to share it with you guys, and in fact by hiding my diagnosis like a secret I’m just adding to the misconceptions and prejudice surrounding the very illness I suffer from.

This year BEAT, an eating disorder charity, has started the hashtag #SockItToEatingDisorders, which explains why I’m wearing ridiculous unicorn socks in the photo above, with the aim to spread awareness of eating disorders in an optimistic and approachable way. They’re encouraging people to snap a photo of them wearing their silliest socks and posting it to their social media to share their story, encourage people to seek help or just raise awareness of what NEDAW is and what it is aiming to do.

I don’t really want to share the ins and outs of my struggle with anorexia quite yet but I’d just like to say how proud I am of myself for the journey of recovery I’m on. I’ve come so far from where I once was and although I’ve got a long way to go I know that someday I’ll reach my goal of full recovery. NEDAW is so important because it encourages people to reach out for the help they truly deserve, BEAT say that on average it takes a person suffering with an eating disorder three years before they contact anyone for help, which is obviously incredibly detrimental and shocking. BEAT try and stop the problem before it has the chance to metastasise into an illness and #SockItToEatingDisorders is one way that they’re trying to do that.

If any of you would like someone to talk about who gets what you’re going through please, please don’t hesitate to drop me a message, I promise I’ll never judge. Alternatively if you feel like you need someone to talk to who’s a professional I’d definitely recommend reaching out to BEAT.com and talking to someone on there. Remember that asking for help is the first step on the road to recovery and that recovery is always, always, always the best way to go. It can feel like the scariest thing in the world at the time but it’s so, so worth it.

Love Chloe x

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  2. March 2, 2018 / 9:53 am

    You’re so brave for sharing this Chloe, proud of you 💕

    • chloececiliagoescouture
      Author
      March 2, 2018 / 10:15 am

      Thank you so much! xx

  3. March 1, 2018 / 10:17 pm

    This is so brave of you to share! Proud of your journey so far lovely xx

    • chloececiliagoescouture
      Author
      March 2, 2018 / 10:15 am

      Thank you so much! xx

  4. March 1, 2018 / 8:05 pm

    Super brave to share this with us! So proud of you!!!

    • chloececiliagoescouture
      Author
      March 2, 2018 / 10:15 am

      Thank you so much for your support xx

    • chloececiliagoescouture
      Author
      March 2, 2018 / 10:16 am

      Thank you so much darling! xx

  5. February 28, 2018 / 11:02 pm

    Really proud of you for this. You are strong and you are fierce. Keep fighting x

    • chloececiliagoescouture
      Author
      March 2, 2018 / 10:16 am

      Thank you so much for your support xx

  6. February 28, 2018 / 10:57 pm

    Really proud of you, Chloe and I wish you very well in your recovery. x

    • chloececiliagoescouture
      Author
      March 2, 2018 / 10:16 am

      Thank you so much xx

  7. February 28, 2018 / 10:50 pm

    So proud of you Chloe. Really brave of you to share this with us. I know you’re strong enough to beat your disorder. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • chloececiliagoescouture
      Author
      March 2, 2018 / 10:17 am

      Thank you so much for your support xx

  8. Julia Grant
    February 28, 2018 / 7:40 pm

    Proud of you Chloe xx

    • chloececiliagoescouture
      Author
      March 2, 2018 / 10:17 am

      Love you so much xx

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