Why Do People Relapse? (The Sneaky, Often Missed Triggers)

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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