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Free eating and body image hotlines in the United States

National Alliance for Eating Disorders
Everyone

The National Alliance for Eating Disorders' helpline is run by licensed therapists specialized in eating disorders, and are...

Love, A Stranger - Eating Disorder Helpline
Everyone

Love, A Stranger is a peer-support helpline dedicated to individuals struggling with eating disorders, body image concerns, and...

Postpartum Support International Helpline
Everyone

Postpartum Support International (PSI) offers free, confidential support through both phone and text (SMS). Our helpline is...

TrevorLifeline
LGBTQ+Youth

TrevorLifeline offers 24/7, free and confidential support by phone, text message (SMS) and online chat. We support LGBTQ+ young...

National Grad Crisis Line
EveryoneAll topics

National Grad Crisis Line is dedicated to providing 24/7, free, compassionate and confidential support over phone. We exist to...

Crisis Text Line
EveryoneAll topics

Crisis Text Line is here to help you, whatever you're going through. We provide 24/7, free and confidential support and...

Counselors, Volunteers
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
EveryoneAll topics

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a suicide prevention and crisis intervention service available to anyone in suicidal...

Counselors, Volunteers
711Teletype (TTY) number for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
National Parent and Youth Helpline
EveryoneAll topics

National Parent and Youth Helpline provides free and confidential emotional support and resources to diverse Parents,...

SAMHSA's National Helpline
Deaf & HOHEveryoneAll topics

SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish,...

1-800-487-4889Teletype (TTY) number for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
Call BlackLine
EveryoneAll topics

Call BlackLine® prioritizes BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), and provides a space for peer support, counseling,...

Counselors, Peers, Volunteers
Boys Town National Hotline
ParentsYouthChildren

The Boys Town National Hotline is a Short-term crisis hotline for children, youth and parents, who are directly or indirectly...

Counselors
(800) 448-3000Teletype (TTY) number for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
Safe Place® TXT 4 HELP
YouthChildren

TXT 4 HELP is a free, confidential, 24/7 text-based support service for youth nationwide. It offers assistance for challenges...

YouthLine
Youth

YouthLine is dedicated to providing 24/7, free and confidential* support over phone, text message (SMS), and online chat for...

StrongHearts Native Helpline
Cultural support

StrongHearts Native Helpline is a 24/7 confidential and anonymous culturally-appropriate domestic and sexual violence helpline...

Centerstone's Military Services
VeteransAll topics

Centerstone's Military Services is dedicated to providing 24/7, free and confidential support over phone. We support veterans...

TheHopeLine
Faith-basedYouthAll topics

We are a faith-based non-profit organization that provides free resources like live chat with Hope Coaches, email mentors,...

Counselors
aSafePlaceOnline
Faith-basedYouthAll topics

Presenting the hope found in Jesus alone, aSafePlaceOnline provides free counsel to young women around the world, meeting them...

Childhelp's Courage First Athlete Helpline
Everyone

The Courage First Athlete Helpline is the only national, centralized, free helpline that exists solely for athletes, parents,...

LGBT National Youth Talkline
LGBTQ+Youth

LGBT National Youth Talkline offers free and confidential support over phone. We help adults, youth, the LGBTQ+ community in...

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine
Everyone

Wherever you are, the NAMI HelpLine is here for you. We are a free, nationwide peer-support service for people with mental...

Trans Lifeline
AdultsLGBTQ+Youth

Trans Lifeline's Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if...

Physician Support Line
EveryoneAll topics

Physician Support Line provides free and confidential support by phone. We exist to help people in United States who may be...

Su Familia
EveryoneAll topics

Su Familia, or the National Hispanic Family Health Helpline, provides free reliable and confidential health information in...

Hey Sam
Youth

Hey Sam is a mental health support textline for people up to 24 years old. If you or someone you know is feeling lonely,...

Peers, Volunteers
Teen Line, a Program of Didi Hirsch
Youth

Teen Line is dedicated to providing free, compassionate and confidential support over phone and text message (SMS), as well as...

LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline
LGBTQ+

LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline provides free and confidential support and information by phone and online chat. We...

Amala Youth Hopeline
Faith-basedYouthCultural support

Amala is a confidential and culturally competent youth support program for Muslim youth through a phone line available 5-days a...

Peers, Volunteers

Contact a hotline for eating disorder and body image issues in United States today

If you're unhappy with the way your body looks and it's affecting how you feel from day to day, you may be at risk for developing an eating disorder. Perhaps you're already experiencing eating problems. If you have any of the following symptoms, reach out to one of 27 hotlines in United States.

  • Cutting out certain foods or food groups all of a sudden.
  • Lying to others about whether you have eaten so you can skip meals.
  • Sudden weight loss or weight gain.
  • Experiencing strong negative emotions when thinking about your body.
  • Regularly checking your body in the mirror for flaws.
  • Weighing yourself often, sometimes every day or even multiple times a day.
  • Bruising easily with bruises taking longer to fade.
  • Growth of a fine layer of hair on the body called lanugo.

Eating disorders can be all-consuming. When you become preoccupied with controlling your weight and what you eat, other important aspects of life can fall by the wayside. It can be an extremely isolating experience.

Taking the first step to talk to someone about what you're going through is hard but the sooner you get help, the sooner you may start to feel better. When you contact a helpline in United States, a trained helpline counselor will listen to your concerns and offer you the support you need.

For free and confidential support with eating and body image, consider contacting a hotline in United States today.


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