i dont do those things but i get what you mean, i have to eat certain things out of certain bowls/ plates, drink certain drinks out of certain mugs.

I dont do any of these things either but i do have my own little bad habits like consistanlty re-heating things and adding ice to drinks over and over again. Over cooking things. Sure there are lots more but will be here all day. Kinda of relate to the certain people thing tho.

too much salt...too much pepper....etc

Yeah i do that missy

Food rituals are just another manifestation of the ED. I was kept on meal monitoring for all 90 days of my treatment at Remuda due to my rituals.

The fork thing is something I do- same goes for spoons, etc. I literally get upset if anyone uses my "little forks" for their food, and feel an overwhelming amount of anxiety at the same time. Salt/pepper/condiments are a typical food ritual, and it's a problem I have. Cutting food or eating small bites- another typical one.

I could name off probably a dozen or more, but honestly, what does it do to aid in recovery? NOTHING.

i put way too much pepper and spices i things... but i prefer spicy food... and if im guna eat more of that than if i ate bland food then thats a good thing right?

Dancer, it's a vicious cycle- the reason food tastes bland is because your taste buds have been screwed up due to the ED. The more you oversalt and overuse condiments, the more you are ruining the potential for having normal taste again. Yeah, food will taste "bland" for awhile, but give it six months.

And honestly, Missy, did you really think you were the only person with an ED to do these things? I'm pretty sure you didn't actually think that, because you've been in treatment before, and know that it's part of therapy.

lily im not stupid...i know im not the only one to do some of these things...but i dont think other people do some of the things i do....
also, i dont do the whole cut things into miniscule pieces...everyone is different....

Ohhh, I see. Okay.

So, again, how does this promote a more health mindset? Can we think of anything different to talk about that may challenge this?

cant u just leave it as it is? every post doesnt have to be inspiring or recovery gung ho.....i was just sharing something...perhaps thinking that it might help someone not feel so alone if they do these sort of things....geesh!

I apologise, and I'll keep my recovery-oriented thoughts to myself.

I suppose, along those lines, that negativity breeds negativity. And focussing on symptoms and behaviours does not get to the root issues.

not every post has to be life changing.......geesh....this is just an info sharing post...not a magically life altering post....sorry