As many know, eating disorders can go either way. You can binge eat or under eat and starve yourself. However, what many people seem to not understand is both are equally detrimental. Starving yourself isn't any better than over-eating. Under eating can cause issues like infertility, anemia, and much more. Over eating can be the root of heart attacks, strokes, etc. People always jump to the conclusion that someone who under-eats is on a "good diet" or "has self control", but in reality, they are suffering as well. When someone sees an individual over-eating, they claim that person is "stupid" or "ugly". False assumptions are made about both sides.
Binging deserves equal attention
When someone over eats, people always jump to the assumption that they can "fix themselves if they tried harder", but when someone under eats it's always, "The poor thing needs help". Why would one horrible illness get more attention than another? It's like comparing lung cancer and breast cancer. Both hurt the individual equally.
-Diana