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?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.