Complications of EDs: Patient Generated List
1. Circles under eyes
2. Dry eyes
3. Not knowing when you’re hungry
4. Looking at books on nutrition to make yourself feel worse
5. Pale skin, looking peaked
6. Sore, sensitive teeth
7. Worn down teeth
8. Hair loss
9. Headaches/head pressure
10. Dizziness
11. Palpitations
12. Thinning body hair
13. Dry lips
14. Sores on hands
15. Dry hair
16. Dull hair
17. Blackouts
18. Growth stops
19. Constant shaking
20. Wasting muscles
21. Feeling cold
22. Competing against other people with EDs
23. Using the ED as a game
24. Pica (eating nonfood)
25. Stomach pains
26. Difficulty urinating
27. Bowels stop working right
28. Low self-value
29. Wasted money
30. Shame and guilt
31. Lying
32. Unwanted memories of eating disorder experiences when you go certain places
33. Sneaking off
34. Isolating
35. Sleeping a lot
36. Low motivation
37. Smelling like vomit
38. Living in fear of being found out
39. Working your schedule around when no one’s there
40. Feeling disgusting
41. Accidentally rubbing against a wall and getting hurt or bruised
42. Hurting when you sit or sleep
43. Realizing how much the ED is like alcoholism
44. What if someone notices I’m bingeing when I drive?
45. What if I kill someone when I drive because of my bingeing?
46. What if I kill someone because I pass out or get dizzy when I’m driving?
47. Being obsessed
48. Planning for the ED consumes your day.
49. Projecting how hard you are on yourself onto others
50. Falling and looking beaten