unpopular opinion:

binge eating and food addiction are ed just as valid as anorexia or bulimia

sometimes I just wished I lived alone and had no friends or social obligations or people near me

so I could just. plan. my. diet. perfectly.

and starve myself to death

well I’m fucked.

I lost 4 kg and I’m officially at my lowest weight, but now I have 7 days of a trekking camp where not only I can’t count kcals (I don’t prepare meals) but I can’t even fast/restrict/purge because I’ll be constantly with people and checked during the meals

I feel horrible and I don’t wanna gain weight again after all that I went through to reach the point where I’m now.

my only hope is to burn most of the stuff I eat. I’m so anxious

me: why am I always trembling and I feel like I’m gonna faint?

also me: *nothing but water, black coffee and chewing gum for two days and a half*

me: I really wonder Why

my sensible brain: actually, starving is not the correct way to loose weight as you body enters a ‘starvation mode’ and your metabolis-

my ed: no food = no fat

my sensible brain: u right I’m sorry my bad

for everyone who has a friend/family member with an ed or ed behaviours

please, do not force feed or just put in a situation where they feel forced to eat.

I know it might seem like the right thing to do but trust me, it will only make the ed worse. I wasn’t purging until my parents literally forced me to eat 1500 kcals in one sitting.

force feeding is horrible and ends up reinforcing the ed in most cases, it makes the person feel pressured and leads them to consider even more harshly the food they are fed.

instead of force feeding, talk with them and explain what you are noticing, get them to get help, and figure out with them (and a professional) a food plan for the recovery.

only then feel authorized to force feed and still staying in the limits of what was accorded previously.

please do not force feed, force to restrict or interfere in any way with someone’s eating habits, unless you were told the specific problem and needs of the person from a professional

Male thinspo because I can.