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When dietary restrictions create more anxiety than freedom

I quit sugar completely six months ago and I feel physically better but now I am terrified of birthday parties and dinner dates because I might lose control.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Extreme elimination can transform food from nourishment into a source of fear, replacing one problem with another.

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