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maybe a dumb question but what’s disordered eating vs an eating disorder?
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Anonymous 15w

one is constantly thinking about how you eat or emotionally eating (kinda) the other is similar to OCD

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Anonymous 15w

I think an eating disorder means passing a certain threshold of disordered eating and it becoming disruptive to your life/health

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Anonymous 14w

An eating disorder requires a certain amount of weight loss and obsession, whilst disordered eating is a less severe version of an eating disorder (not saying it isn't serious, as it can easily develop into an eating disorder, an eating disorder is just an amplified version of disordered eating)

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