My college roommates and I all developed different eating issues during freshman year — one counts every calorie, another purges, I restrict and over-exercise — and we've created this toxic environment where we're competitive about food and bodies but also the only people who understand each other.
More people experience this than they realize.
A peer group has become both the source of eating disorder behaviors and the primary support system, creating a complex web of mutual enabling and understanding.
“Where Are You with Eating disorders — all presentations?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.