The control and coping behind disordered eating
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Despite common belief, disordered eating is not just about food. Food is used as a coping mechanism for the difficult emotions felt by someone with disordered eating, and the behaviours portrayed do no justice for the complex ways of thinking responsible for them.
For the purpose of this blog, I will be using descriptive terms and symptoms (e.g., disordered eating, food restriction, bingeing) rather than labels or diagnosis (e.g., eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia) to help combat the myth that one has to be medically diagnosed with an illness to experience symptoms or seek treatment. Disordered eating should be considered a spectrum, especially when many people who do not fit the official criteria for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder still experience the same emotional, psychological and physical consequences as those with an official diagnosis. Anyone who experiences disordered eating or thoughts surrounding the issue are completely valid in their struggles, have the r...
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