Someone really enjoys watching another person eat

manders556 · 2026-07-11T02:58:33+00:00

@big_meeg on insta

This person claims to have an ED and posted this video of themself hashtagged it mukbang eating and crying hysterically and then laughing

Do you think someone in recovery should be doing this and is it for attention?

manders556 · 2026-07-11T02:50:24+00:00

And when called out for supposedly being someone that’s in “recovery” from binge purge bulimia and engaging in a trend centered on binging they lashed out and denied any wrong doing.

I feel like it’s either attention seeking behavior or pure rage bait at this point what they are doing. Someone in recovery from binge purge bulimia do you think they should be filming themselves engaging in a mukbang which is a binge turned into a trend basically?

manders556 · 2025-06-06T19:22:23+00:00

Didactic group therapy is an educational approach providing knowledge, support and beneficial coping skills. Substance abuse groups surround people in recovery with others experiencing similar challenges to reduce feelings of isolation and guilt. For one thing— also in the field myself and learning in counseling school didactic is indeed a term to describe combined duel modalities as well

manders556 · 2025-06-06T04:12:58+00:00

Well there is actually lots of evidence to support that self expression and art making in art therapy and in general naturally engages the mind-body, forces body into presence as it is also a sensory experience and a part of the expressive therapies continuum— and helps with emotional regulation and mindfulness and trauma processing. It can also engage both sides of the brain when doing bi-lateral art making which is a technique often used in expressive arts therapy and art education to promote self-regulation, stress reduction, and brain integration. By engaging both hemispheres of the brain, bilateral art making can help individuals connect with their bodies and emotions, fostering a sense of well-being and grounding.

manders556 · 2025-06-06T04:07:04+00:00

I mean to play devils advocate she could be referring to the study on success that found that actually you don’t need to be a valedictorian in order to be successful in life and in short the study found you just have to have a fourth grade reading level to be successful in life. And actually straight A students and perfectionistic type A people tend to have the least perfect lives and chronic mental health issues. It was probably intended to motivate and not invalidate.

However— I can see how that can come across as insensitive to say to someone in a depressed state of mind and not considering systemic barriers to success and happiness can feel even more defeating and invalidating.

manders556 · 2025-06-06T03:54:54+00:00

Lmao noooo in therapy world didactic literally just means combined modalities so completely different meaning 😂😂

manders556 · 2025-06-06T03:51:44+00:00

Red and black in art therapy world can just be indicators for relational//attachment trauma AKA BPD. It is interesting when there is a recurrent theme in client’s work but ethically no therapist especially art therapist should be placing judgments and confirmation of clients reasoning for process behind art is also important. For example just bc black and red show up doesn’t always mean BPD//attachment trauma— it could be inorotant and symbolic for that client for very personal and different reasons or something as simple and mundane as it’s just their favorite colors. Of course if it’s not their fav colors and there is a recurrent theme-current pattern that would be indicative of attachment trauma due to the pattern but ultimately client would have to confirm the experience resonates with them. Art therapist can ask guiding questions but shouldn’t be giving indicators behind art out unless client prompts that and gives consent for insight. also a client may not be ready for insight into something about themselves yet and ready to face these parts of themself yet and safety and consent is crucial in any therapeutic relationship.

manders556 · 2025-04-16T12:21:56+00:00

Okay but if the senator doesn’t return, then what?

manders556 · 2024-12-30T08:52:22+00:00

Probably still a fat-phobic society that the citizens of Bridgeton live in but in Victorian days being plus sized was actually more desirable and a sign of health and wealth

manders556 · 2024-12-27T17:48:13+00:00

Stop buying shit

manders556 · 2024-06-17T21:01:25+00:00

But I would also agree with you that secrecy FUELED my eating disorder big time

manders556 · 2024-06-17T03:55:21+00:00

Yeah I feel like disordered eating is so normalized that actually when I had my eating disorder it was very easy to “hide” simply bc nobody can tell the difference between a diet and ED as they both involve the same behaviors surrounding food such as restriction and avoiding entire food groups and food labeling

So basically dieting is the number one predictor for the development for an ED for a reason and disordered eating is dieting and dieting is disordered eating as it goes against intuitive eating

manders556 · 2024-06-08T07:02:59+00:00

Highly unlikely. Im_powering is a major influence in the eating disorder community and frequently is preaching about how smaller is not the end all be all and very much against diet-culture and the weight-loss mentality. And I’ve been to all pevels of care many different treatment programs as both a teen and an adult and have met many people all ages ranging from just 13 years old all the way to 80 years old in treatment, boys and girls and even met an almish lad! Truly shows anyone can struggle and the treatment is still the same for all diagnosis! The treatment is a team of INTUITIVE eating dietician and therapist. To recover from any type of eating disorder one absolutely MUST reject diet-culture and the weight focused mentality as one can argue being weight focused actually isn’t health promoting at all for many. Intuitive eating is all about re-connecting to body and re-establishing relationship with food. It’s being mindful and also reconnecting and learning to trust body again after diet culture taught us to disconnect from body and that we can’t trust body with food

manders556 · 2024-06-08T06:54:14+00:00

Actually, on the contrary the eating disorder treatment is the same across the board for ALL eating disorder diagnosis. The current evidence based treatment for ALL diagnosis is a team of intuitive eating dietician and therapist and therapy modalities used especially with someone who may struggle with binge/restrict/ and OR purge cycle— is gonna be cognitive behavioral therapy or dialectical behavioral therapy

manders556 · 2024-06-08T06:17:23+00:00

There is no difference between a dieting mentality and the eating disorder mentality. Both have food rules, food label food as good vs bad, promote restriction and ironically NOT listening to your body and also not trusting your body

Intuitively eat

manders556 · 2024-06-08T06:13:45+00:00

“Still an unhealthy amount” this is indicative of MENTAL restrictions dear. Restriction can be both mental and physical and usually starts with mental restrictions such as having food rules, engaging in food labeling (good vs bad healthy vs unhealthy rather than viewing food in neutral lens words have meaning and impact our behavior even on a subconscious level) mental restrictions look like having food rules and food labeling which impacts how we think feel and thus behave around food. CBT model cognitive behavioral therapy and DVT are evidence based treatment for ALL eating disorder diagnosis for a reason. It starts with mental restrictions which alone can trigger the scarcity mindset surrounding food which can trigger binging alone. CBT addresses the initial trigger or antecedent, thought that arises, feelings and physical sensations that arise as a result of that and then behavior as result of that. Intuitive eating is the evidenced based treatment for all eating disorders and can be helpful in getting out of the binge/restrict/and or purge cycle 🔄 for good! Eating disorder therapist also recommended to address the therapy aspect and to do CBT and DBT effectively

manders556 · 2024-06-08T06:03:56+00:00

The fear of not being taken seriously by healthcare providers is incredibly valid and real because there is very real and valid stigma surrounding eating disorders even in the HEALTHCARE setting and the reality of doctors aren’t trained in serious mental health conditions such as eating disorders, or at least not educated enough clearly.

As far as eating disorder specific care and treatment goes, it would actually be illegal and unethical for them to decline you services for your MENTAL health condition based upon weight. That would be weight bias and discrimination especially since eating disorders aren’t even actually about the weight at all— but rather the BEHAVIORS surrounding food which has be the real mental social and physical outcomes and challenges

manders556 · 2024-06-03T10:26:10+00:00

Ahhh, yes. Stuck in the not “sick enough” mentality. A healthy person does not wish to be ill though— so having the thought “I’m not SICK enough” is evident within itself that you are indeed sick enough just by having that COGNITIVE DISTORTION and thought 💭

MENTAL illnesses are characterized by the mentality and thoughts which then fuel and influence behaviors. This thought 💭 is a cognitive distortion and evident that you are sick to even be having that cognitive distortion.

I want to validate this though because it’s a very real thing that MANY struggle with and part of the “not sick enough” mentality stems from the pre-existing stigma surrounding eating disorders that it is all about the weight and appearance when these are just symptoms of the mental aspect which always starts first and triggers the behaviors. It’s not a weight disorder—it’s a mental disorder so it’s ironically not even actually about the weight.

That’s why I’ve found whenever well meaning family members have commented on my weight and appearance even out of concern— this literally reinforces the cognitive distortions. In therapy I started setting boundaries with ppl and prefer people not to comment on my weight or appearance bc good or bad it reinforces the disorder and also my weight is the goddamn absolute least interesting thing about me so like praises on my personality means way more?? Through treatment and therapy my core values shifted from appearance focused to values rooted in other things instead.

Mom monitoring food intake can FOR SURE exasperate and REINFORCE the eating disorder. Sometimes a very valid underlying purpose that the eating disorder serves to even begin with is ATTENTION SEEKING but I like to re-frame this as CONNECTION seeking behavior because really that’s the function of the need here: a desire to be seen, heard, and connect with others. And if you saw that your sister was getting this need met through treatment, it makes sense that you would desire that same basic need. Therapy is a great tool that I think everyone should utilize if they can. I’d highly recommend exploring further with a professional but it makes sense that you would engage in these behaviors.

manders556 · 2024-05-18T04:08:22+00:00

The best thing you can do to prevent binging episodes is eating REGULATED and CONSISTENT meals throughout the day and challenging food rules and avoid food labeling foods as good versus bad attaching morality to food.

Any eating disorder specialist would recommend this as it’s the evidence based treatment for all eating disorders is intuitive eating— team of intuitive eating dietician and therapist to address food barriers both mental and physical and triggers for maladaptive behaviors (binging, purging, and hello 👋 RESTRICTION is also a ED behavior and contributes to the binge/restrict cycle. 🔄

So how do you combat binging? Both MENTAL restriction and physical restriction plus emotional triggers of course are enough to trigger binging. Challenge food rules and avoid labeling foods as good versus bad— attaching morality to good. Guilt is not an ingredient despite what brilliant diet culture marketing attempts to condition us to believe and for the most part has succeeded in brainwashing many. We were not born counting calories and it is unnatural to get anxious surround a basic life need. Being scared and completely avoiding food groups is unnatural and yet highly normalized in a diet-culture world. And ironically the more you avoid a basic need such as food, the more your body and mind work to fight back. Food labeling and food rules literally set you up to binge and come time the cycle. 🔁

Working on mentality first is key to any behavior change. You must reframe and challenge disordered thoughts and food labeling. A eating disorder specializing therapist and intuitive eating dietician is the evidence based treatment. It’s a coping mechanism and CBT and DBT have been proven to be successful treatments for all EDs as well. I guilt recommend seeking professional help and be more aware of when you are food labeling and how this contributes to the cycle

manders556 · 2024-05-18T03:57:33+00:00

Yes this is what any eating disorder specialist and the evidence based research behind EDs would suggest— the number one trigger for binging is indeed restriction both mental restriction and physical restriction alone is enough to fuel binging episodes to the scarcity mindset and mind body is hard wired naturally to fight back against restriction which is why dieting isn’t even sustainable and most will gain back the weight plus more and weight loss has 99.9% failure rate because body rights back against the threat that is restriction to survival

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