Dublin father of four opens up about his 'living hell' battle with anorexia

A poignant new documentary airing on Monday will shine a light on the realities of people in Ireland living with eating disorders, following the stories of Sean, Amanda and Josh

Eating disorders are on the rise in Ireland, with an estimated 188,895 Irish people experiencing an eating disorder at some point in their lives, and over 85% of them finding it hard to access treatment.

The 42-year old is one of three individuals who will speak on their lives with an eating disorder in an urgent RTE documentary called Anorexia, My Family and Me.Read more: Nightmare nation - the most common bad dreams experienced in Ireland “I would run a marathon, and the whole way around that 42km was like, ‘I can’t eat too much nutrition. It’s calories.’"

“I honestly think if it wasn’t an eating disorder, it’d be something else. It’s the cover-up of pain. I mean, the level of self-hate I’ve had all my life has just been massive.”

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