Eating Disorders Support Group
Eating disorders are marked by an obsessive need to control the intake and/or purging of food. This community is dedicated to those struggling on the road to recovery. Join to discuss your experience with others and find support. Get advice, ask questions, and meet others who are going through similar struggles.

I have had an on-and-off issue with ED's. In my early 20's I thought I was being pretty clever in terms of my bulimia because I'd binge, purge, and then eat a moderate amount of food so I wouldn't be oddly thin. (The mind plays some interesting tricks with this one - I started strictly to be thin, then it would pop up years later as a means of coping with a stressor rather than just staying thin. The motivation changed).
Years later I thought getting chubby was a good thing, in a way because I had finally stopped purging altogether.... but still was binge eating in response to stress. That's when I was diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder.