"Eating disorders exist on a spectrum. This includes anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding and eating disorders. Many people move between diagnoses over time. Restriction, bingeing, purging, compulsive exercise, and rigid food rules often overlap. Diagnostic crossover is common, not a sign that someone is getting better or worse. Eating disorders are not about vanity or willpower. They are biopsychosocial illnesses influenced by genetics, neurobiology, temperament, trauma, culture, and weight stigma."
"If someone you care about tells you they have an eating disorder, you may feel frozen. You might be scared, confused, or worried about saying the wrong thing. Many people immediately want to fix it or panic that they missed obvious signs. Those reactions are understandable. Eating disorders are serious, complex mental illnesses, yet they remain deeply misunderstood. What you say and do after a disclosure truly matters."
Eating disorders exist on a spectrum that includes anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding and eating disorders. Many people move between diagnoses and behaviors such as restriction, bingeing, purging, compulsive exercise, and rigid food rules. They arise from biopsychosocial factors including genetics, neurobiology, temperament, trauma, culture, and weight stigma. People of all genders, body sizes, ages, and backgrounds can be affected. Disorders cannot be diagnosed by appearance; someone may seem functional while experiencing significant medical, psychological, and emotional harm. Compassion, belief, and encouragement toward specialized care reduce shame and help more than unsolicited advice or control.
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