Anorexia Nervosa is often characterized by active food restriction, intrusive thoughts, rules, and rituals around food, and ultimately a heightened preoccupation with weight loss.
Bulimia Nervosa is often characterized by cycles of purging to compensate for eating (ie. vomiting, laxatives, overexercising, chewing and spitting, and restriction) in order to achieve feelings of release and relief.
Binge eating is often characterized by succumbing to the unavoidable desire to eat excessively as a way to mentally disassociate from daily life and emotions.
ARFID is often characterized by extreme picky eating due to an aversion to the texture, look, taste, and smell of certain foods and/or fear of choking or vomiting. ARFID is predominantly present in people aged 14 and under, and often concurrent with neurodivergence / other mental health issues.
Orthorexia is often characterized by an excessive fixation on ‘clean eating’. Often untreated due to modern day diet culture, those struggling with Orthorexia may suffer from intrusive thoughts, rules and rituals around food, and ultimately an obsession with food ingredients and quality.
Anorexia Nervosa is often characterized by active food restriction, intrusive thoughts, rules, and rituals around food, and ultimately a heightened preoccupation with weight loss.
Bulimia Nervosa is often characterized by cycles of purging to compensate for eating (ie. vomiting, laxatives, overexercising, chewing and spitting, and restriction) in order to achieve feelings of release and relief.
Binge eating is often characterized by succumbing to the unavoidable desire to eat excessively as a way to mentally disassociate from daily life and emotions.
ARFID is often characterized by extreme picky eating due to an aversion to the texture, look, taste, and smell of certain foods and/or fear of choking or vomiting. ARFID is predominantly present in people aged 14 and under, and often concurrent with neurodivergence / other mental health issues.
Orthorexia is often characterized by an excessive fixation on ‘clean eating’. Often untreated due to modern day diet culture, those struggling with Orthorexia may suffer from intrusive thoughts, rules and rituals around food, and ultimately an obsession with food ingredients and quality.