My college friend group always bonds over late-night food runs and competitive eating challenges, but I'm secretly struggling with food anxiety and these activities are becoming torture for me. I don't want to lose my friends, but I also can't keep pretending that our food-centered social life isn't affecting my mental health.
More people experience this than they realize.
Social belonging and personal healing can feel mutually exclusive when group identity centers around harmful patterns.
“Where Are You with Food relationship and disordered eating?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.