In this episode I discuss eating disorder relapse, and some of the less discussed potential triggers, including:
- Dietary restrictions (including ethical- or medical restrictions, such as in veganism or IBS)
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding and the postpartum period
- Accidentally ending up in a calorie deficit
- "I'll just lose a little bit of weight"/"This time it will be different"
- Seeing food freedom as 'only for recovery'
- Appetite loss (e.g. due to stress, illness or post-recovery factors)
- Never fully recovering/'quasi recovery'
- Resuming exercise too soon or without the right support
- Using the ED as a go-to coping mechanism
- Lack of meaning and purpose outside of the ED/recovery
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