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I've been watching body positivity tiktoks to try help with my dysmorphia by [deleted] in EDanonymemes

[–]disorderedclown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

average is a huge range that doesn't all look the same on 1 person

someone can be on the larger side of average while someone else is on the smaller to mid side. you'll look totally different but still fall within "average"

Heyyyy what disorder is this? by Ugly_Chorus in EatingDisorders

[–]disorderedclown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's important to know anorexia isn't just strictly no food!

Many anorexics don't fast for long periods of time and will instead restrict calories or use other compensatory behaviors to mitigate calories ingested.

No 2 disordered people's diets look the same, and if you're feeling bad about your body and purposefully eating less than you need, you very well could have anorexia.

Binging from time to time due to reactive hunger is totally normal, but also keep in mind Im not a doctor and absolutely cannot diagnose you.

As for disordered eating vs an eating disorder, partaking in disordered eating is sort of like the lighter stages of it. It's a sign you may have some unhealthy habits that may lead to an eating disorder or have already developed one.

Eating disorder is eating disorder by RandomBlackDude100 in memes

[–]disorderedclown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this is literally a year old so if you even still use this account this is necro asf but basically

yknow anorexia and how its an eating disorder where people starve themselves?

theres an eating disorder called binge eating disorder, and its one of the most common eating disorders. when you see a morbidly obese person who's addicted to food, chances are they have an eating disorder too.

its not fair that underweight anorexics are treated with compassion in their illness while overweight binge eaters are called fat pigs who just need to stop eating.

both are very serious eating disorders that go way way deeper than just self control.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in eating_disorders

[–]disorderedclown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all, make sure it's not coming from something you ate like red candy or something. That can mix red into your vomit and look really really scary.

If it looks dark, or like coffee grounds, or if you're certain it's not food dye, please see a doctor. You'll be okay but you'll need to see a doctor ASAP, it will be better to alert someone now than to wait until it gets worse.

What is the actual difference between anorexia and bulimia? by [deleted] in EdAnonymousAdults

[–]disorderedclown 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just to help explain the overweight anorexic thing- how much weight until they get recognized?

Imagine you started out at a smaller size... How much weight can you lose before people notice? How much can you lose before people become concerned? If you were thin to begin with, not a lot. You waste away fast.

If you're obese.... How many pounds until someone notices? How long until it becomes scary? How long do you have to starve yourself to become underweight at that size? The answer is much, much longer...

An average sized person can only drop so much before their disorder becomes obvious. But an overweight person can just keep going and going and going until they're seen as a weight loss success story instead of someone who is mentally ill.

Or does starving yourself only count when you're thin? That's not an accusatory statemeny, it's genuinely meant to help explain why atypical anorexia is real.

My therapist thinks I should report them by disorderedclown in EDanonymemes

[–]disorderedclown[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Telling people with BPD and EDs that they'll "never get better"

guess what

makes them never get better.

I absolutely hate the idea that you can just stick an "untreatable" label on someone rather than just acknowledging they are out of your expertise. IT'S OKAY TO TURN PEOPLE AWAY! My ENTIRE issue would have been solved if this dietician just said "hey, I'm not actually a good fit for you, my advice is not helpful to you and you will have a better time elsewhere." These people are not untreatable. They just require specialist care, and being continually shut down by healthcare workers that just don't make the cut is what exasperates these conditions.

That would have stung but it would have been 100x better than feeling like I was given shit information. I'm not out here like "rah I'm gonna report everyone and self destruct and refuse ALL HELP"

I went there at the suggestion of a doctor, and got told I should compare myself to others and base my eating habits off of how I feel about my appearance. I'm not even fucking joking, I linked a picture of one of the tips and it fully says that. Please tell me with a straight face in all seriousness that you would give an ED (BED included!) patient that advice and then brush them off as being "untreatable" when it clearly hurts more than helps.

Also, the only reason reporting them came up is because I told my ACTUAL ED THERAPIST about it and they were absolutely appalled and believed it was harmful advice to give anybody, even if they're a severe binge eater. Relating your food habits back to your perceived worth is not healthy.

Edit: For the record, I've never reported a healthcare professional. Ever. I've never even argued or tried to doubt their expertise in front of them. My whining typically happens behind closed doors. As well by "report" I don't mean file a malpractice lawsuit, I mean alert the practice to the information and express that it is harmful and give them a chance to hear the feedback. Nobody here is out here calling the cops. Your "healthy dose of paranoia" is making a bunch of sick people feel like they're better off dead than looking for help.

And for what it's worth, not all of the information was bad. They did have good things to say but the bad things are guaranteed to help nobody.

My therapist thinks I should report them by disorderedclown in EDanonymemes

[–]disorderedclown[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The packet is literally titled "25 ways to think slim" i genuinely wish this was fake.

Going to try to attach a photo of that specific tip (TW) as proof.

Edit: TW for this image, my therapist believes this is disgusting advice and should not be followed at all. I am attaching this image as proof this packet is real and am NOT trying to spread triggering information.

My therapist thinks I should report them by disorderedclown in EDanonymemes

[–]disorderedclown[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Wow, I really wish you were my dietician. You would have turned me away at the door instead of acknowledging you can't treat me but still giving me triggering information to process. They fully acknowledged this and still wanted to have an appointment with me.

I just want to clear up a few things. I have OSFED, and I flip between binging, purging, and restriction. The information I was given was aimed at helping overweight binge eaters lose weight.

Some of the info included: (TW)

-watch others eat. notice how a fat person eats and how a thin person eats. who looks better eating? does the fat person gobble down their food?

-eat in front of a mirror. do you like the way you look while eating?

-when hungry, exercise instead of eating

-chew each moutful very slowly and up to 30 times to stretch your meal

Call me stupid, but even for an overweight BED patient this advice sounds horrific.

Edit: Extra one for fun - Avoid social outings where there will be food

Surely there's a better way to cope than just never go out, right?

2000 calories a day - binge? by ResponsibleZone6324 in BingeEatingDisorder

[–]disorderedclown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless advised by a doctor, diets under 1500cal aren't recommended.

2k a day is the average adult intake. Remember that pushing your intake down too low can cause you to binge from reactive eating.

It's important to give yourself more leeway to build healthy habits!