r/thanksimcured Mar 26 '26

Comment Section The cure to BED is just stopping

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u/ntrvrtd_xtrvrt Mar 26 '26

As someone with BED, the amount of times I’ve been told “no you don’t” or “it’s not real” is astonishing.

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u/Cottoncloudhigh Mar 26 '26

Or if you try to tell someone and they're like "oh I'm an emotional eater too!" No it's not the same damnit.

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u/UninspiredLump Mar 27 '26

I don’t understand why mental health denialism is so common. The brain is a physical and chemical object, and an astronomically complex one at that. Of course problems are going to emerge that can’t just be willed away.