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Why context changes how eating disorder thoughts affect you

I can eat birthday cake at parties but if I eat cake alone at home I feel disgusting and worthless for days afterward.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social permission temporarily overrides internal prohibition, revealing how much the disorder depends on isolation to maintain its power.

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