The difference between disordered eating and an eating disorder — and why it matters for getting the right support

One of the most common reasons people don't seek help for their relationship with food is this: they don't think what they're experiencing is serious enough. They know what an eating disorder looks like — or they think they do — and they don't see themselves in that picture.

So they keep going. Managing. Navigating. Living inside a set of food rules that take up enormous mental space, but telling themselves it doesn't really count.