I'm calling from UK and would like to know if there have been any reports of eating disorders in the field of deafness? In England there was only Deaf person I met with an eating disorder and self-harm I have met and we became close friends at a rehabit centre where I was unable to relate to any other deaf residents who had their own mental health problems. I couldn't consider myself having a mental health problem because I was not depressed, etc. I only had a warped attitude to eating and food, I was chronically preoccupied with losing weight. So I had been diagnosed with anorexia the next few years I was diagnosed with Usher's Syndrome and as a result I suffered from depression and attempted suicide. I didn't have the will to live and resulted in an escalating number of hospital admissions. While experiencing difficulties with treatment in eating disorders units, I didn't get the right support and understansing in two of England's Deaf Mental Services. I have even had inconsolable feelings of isolation and aloneness in Ushers Group probably due to eating disorder(affecting my communication) and ethnicity. In spite of my impairments, I've been able to relate myself much better to other people with eating disorders and some social networking sites on the internet brings relief to the isolation, I still find it easier to communicate with those hearing friends because they're the best ones who understand my own 'complex' inner self, so it may seem odd to the Deaf Community, isn't it?In my 25-year experience I've only heard of 3 deaf young women with eating disorders in England but I also believe there must be a lot more. I'm wondering what the situations could be in other countries like Australia and America?Has anyone ever come across a report of Deaf people suffering from or battling their eating disorders? I would be really interested to know that there are other people suffering like me and that I'm not alone.