I think a lot of people (mainly women) grew up experiencing some level of disordered eating because of familial/peer/societal influence. I do think within the last year or so people are a lot more openly disordered, I think the very skinny “aesthetic” is getting pushed by a lot of celebrities and influencers. I have heard people say it is because GLP1s are very common now that that is why skinny is becoming more in style again and I agree with this. So it makes sense that these people may be relapsing or just being more open about it. I have not really experienced any difference in people around me being disordered though, but I have heard of a lot of people experiencing what you are. But this is mainly bcs most of the friends I have are from inpatient or just other mentally ill ppl.

 

i think the rise of "eating disorders" is a disingenuous way to put it because i see it from the other side - the bed/f@t/b0dy pos side of things, where they say things like that while the eds on the rise are osfed and bed. i think there is a 'rise' in skinny media again just because the push for bod pos is going down and i also think the general public is tired of that side of things. but yes i think it might just be the people around you or where youre living. when i lived in korea, the ed culture there was so rampant that my korean teacher told me that the verb for "diet" usually comes with connotations of just starving yourself. i think typically, because the avg body size is now like, a size 18, and like 70% of americans are overweight, i lowkey think we're going to tip farther into the unhealthily overweight side of things with the minority trying to be either healthy in healthy ways or healthy in unhealthy ways. i will also say that i think normal people these days are sort of delusional with what kind of eating behaviors are disordered, because changing to a healthy diet and counting calories to a typical calorie deficit is not an ED but a lot of people online seem to think it is. i think the fast food culture and junk food culture of america has poisoned peoples minds on what is realistic for a healthy diet. sorry if this is all over the place, i have a lot of thoughts on this topic.

 

an eating disorder is having disordered eating. Yes there's layers and levels to it but if you cannot bring yourself to eat something that's a specific amount of calories because of fear that is an eating disorder. You are eating disorderly. I think yes sometimes counting calories can just be losing a few pounds but what i've seen it goes into something deeper and an obsession begins. Just my pov though!!

 

I think because we have them we can see them. Honestly I moved to a new city and I feel like I see people everywhere struggling ... And feel jealous of them and sad for them at the same time... Such a weird existence on my end

 

suspect just more publicised

 

maybe it's me who's living in a bubble but personally i'm not seeing any rise of EDs irl. only to any extent when i open tiktok and i think its algorithm just happens to be very loopy (as in, you watch one tiktok about a topic and now all you get to see is said topic). skinnier vs curvier being in fashion has been a pendulum for a while. economy and political cycles and such affect mental health too so might depend on your area, but in the grand scheme of things i don't notice anything particularly special happening

 

i suspect it has something to do with GLP1 meds

 

I haven't noticed any difference with people around me irl, definitely have felt a shift online tho, but maybe i'm in an echo chamber bc i follow a lot of ED/nutrition content

 

i don't think GLP1s are causing the increase in eating disorders. we've been in a recession and a mental health epidemic for years, and the people most impacted by that are at-risk adolescents and mothers.

 

I think I've actually noticed a decrease over the past few years in real life, online I guess it's now more talked about! When I was in college 3 years ago there were 2 other disordered people in my degree that I knew of. Now I'm doing a different course, and there is not one other disordered person in or class (well as sure as I can be)! I haven't met or come across anyone even giving disordered behaviours in person in at least a year or two, excluding family and outside of treatment! I guess it depends on what part of the world you live in any many factors, however I really hope they are no longer rising and I'm not just crazy!

 

I wouldn’t be surprised if Covid impacted things. More time for isolated kids in the pandemic who are depressed to seek out unhealthy coping mechanisms online, turning into this kids and teens becoming young adults who have the capacity to promote or publicize their disordered behavior.
its also access. younger ppl have more access to the internet and so we see more ppl in general talk shout their Ed’s on the internet and it just kinda permeates everywhere into society