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Very frustrated to read about *help being out there* when the reality for most people is completely the opposite. That& #39;s what makes Nikki Grahame& #39;s death so horrible. She was fundraising. For help. Because when you& #39;re an adult, and ill & #39;too many times,& #39; that & #39;help& #39; gets cut off.
My GP literally told me that - in the current circs - I& #39;d need a BMI of 13 or under to qualify for treatment. He said, unfortunately, by the time most people & #39;get help,& #39; they& #39;re dying, with health complications that will severely impact the rest of their lives.
Being thin didn& #39;t kill Nikki Grahame. Complications fro anorexia - i.e. the shit that happens to your body after YEARS of eating too little - killed her. This isn& #39;t Ru Paul& #39;s Lowest Weight Race. This is a long, slow battle of attrition against every single organ in your body.
And yes, helplines exist. But the lines are for crises / moments of blind panic - not sustained recovery. They give you information that most people with EDs already know, with extremely basic advice. They& #39;re for loved ones at a loss. They& #39;re not really for chronic ED sufferers.
The best thing that can come from Nikki Grahame& #39;s death is that more people understand the REALITY of how anorexia manifests in adults, and a re-evaluation of access to ED treatment. This is a crisis. People are dying. Not of being to & #39;skinny,& #39; but the LONG TERM effects.
The very idea of & #39;ill enough& #39; to earn recovery feeds the myth of #Anorexia. After all, the best anorexic is a dead one.
Gonna go have a little cry now, peace out x
