Three of us in our friend group have been through eating disorder treatment at different times and we bond over understanding each other's struggles, but lately our hangouts revolve around complaints about food and bodies and I'm worried we're reinforcing each other's unhealthy patterns instead of supporting recovery. None of us wants to be the one to say we should change how we connect.
More people experience this than they realize.
Shared understanding of suffering can become a trap that reinforces the very patterns it seeks to heal.
“Where Are You with Food relationship and disordered eating?”
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