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how do people develop ED’s. pls do not downvote my post i just need to know for educational purposes bc i love food and eat all the time and just want to be more aware of the topic.
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Anonymous 6w

I actually wrote an undergrad thesis on this. Basically eating disorders are a specific cultural manifestation of underlying anxious, compulsive, and self-harming tendencies that take a certain form due to modern society

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Anonymous 6w

do you mean any eating disorders or just restrictive?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6w

the disorder

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6w

binge eating is the most common one

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