Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2025

We would like to hear from anyone who lives in the UK who: 

  • Has experienced, is experiencing, or suspects that they have an eating disorder. You do not need a formal diagnosis or to have received treatment to take part
  • Has personally supported someone with an eating disorder, or been concerned that a family member, friend or colleague may have an eating disorder 
The anonymised results will help us raise awareness of eating disorders and challenge misconceptions. The survey will take around 10 minutes to complete. However, please take as long as you need to respond to each answer. There are no right or wrong answers - we want to hear your experience.     

Some of the questions ask you to reflect on your experiences of having or supporting someone with an eating disorder, which may be upsetting. Your wellbeing is our priority and you should only complete the survey if you feel comfortable and well enough to do so. 

The survey will be open until Monday 6 January. 


Data protection 

By submitting answers to questions in this survey, you give consent for your data to be used in line with our privacy statement. 

Direct quotes may be used by Beat with a pseudonym (made-up name), and we would only include quotes if they did not include any information that might identify you. If you would prefer for direct quotes not to be used, then there is an opportunity to opt-out of this before completing the survey.  

Support 

You can call the Beat Helpline on 0808 801 0677, or you can get in touch with a Beat advisor via email or webchat. The helpline is open from 3pm– 8pm, Monday to Friday. Beat offers support and information to people with eating disorders, those who support them and professionals. For details of Beat's Helpline and other support services, please click here. 

For crisis support, the Samaritans telephone helpline is open 24/7 at 116 123. You can also text SHOUT on 85258, which is also open 24/7.  

In England, Scotland, and Wales you can call NHS 111 and select Option 2 for 24/7 mental health crisis support. In Northern Ireland you can call Lifeline for free on 0808 808 8000, which is also open 24/7. 

Accessible links for support



Please remember that you do not have to answer any question that makes you uncomfortable. You may skip entire sections or select 'Prefer not to say' on specific questions.  




What three things would you like everyone to know about eating disorders? 
















Please remember that you do not have to answer any question that makes you uncomfortable. You may skip entire sections or select 'Prefer not to say' on specific questions.  






What three things would you like everyone to know about supporting someone with an eating disorder? 
















If you would be happy to be contacted to share your experiences in more detail, please enter your email address and/or phone number below.

Sharing your story in more detail could still be done anonymously with no identifying details.



Demographic questions
Thank you for the time you have given so far. We really appreciate it.

We’d like to ask these final questions to help us understand how well we have done in reaching all groups and communities with this survey, and how experiences may vary between them. If answering any of these questions would make you uncomfortable, please select ‘Prefer not to say’. 








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