Anonymous
8/3/2025, 10:48:47 PM
No.937975378
Yes, it's unhealthy—physically, psychologically, and neurologically.
Binge eating, even if “offset” by purging, still disrupts homeostasis, metabolism, digestion, electrolytes, and brain signalling. Using bulimia to justify or "hack" eating challenges—like competitive eating, mukbangs, or similar—is not neutral or harmless, even if it's planned or feels controlled.
Here’s why:
1. It reinforces the disorder
Framing binges as productive or entertaining strengthens the binge-purge cycle.
It blurs the line between intentional and compulsive behaviour, making recovery much harder.
2. Physical toll
Purging doesn't eliminate all calories, but it does cause electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, and damage to teeth, esophagus, and stomach.
Large quantities of food stretch the stomach, increasing gastric rupture risk, especially when followed by vomiting or laxatives.
3. Neurological effects
Bulimia changes how your brain processes reward, hunger, and control.
If you treat it like a tool or loophole, you're bypassing emotional regulation with dopamine spikes and punishments.
4. Psychological harm
It deepens shame, self-objectification, and identity fusion with the disorder.
Turning it into performance can also delay treatment by creating the illusion of control.
Even if it feels empowering in the moment, it's a dangerous rationalisation that chips away at health and autonomy over time.
If you're struggling with this kind of mindset or planning, it's worth talking to someone about it. You deserve a relationship with food that isn't entangled with distress or compensation.
Binge eating, even if “offset” by purging, still disrupts homeostasis, metabolism, digestion, electrolytes, and brain signalling. Using bulimia to justify or "hack" eating challenges—like competitive eating, mukbangs, or similar—is not neutral or harmless, even if it's planned or feels controlled.
Here’s why:
1. It reinforces the disorder
Framing binges as productive or entertaining strengthens the binge-purge cycle.
It blurs the line between intentional and compulsive behaviour, making recovery much harder.
2. Physical toll
Purging doesn't eliminate all calories, but it does cause electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, and damage to teeth, esophagus, and stomach.
Large quantities of food stretch the stomach, increasing gastric rupture risk, especially when followed by vomiting or laxatives.
3. Neurological effects
Bulimia changes how your brain processes reward, hunger, and control.
If you treat it like a tool or loophole, you're bypassing emotional regulation with dopamine spikes and punishments.
4. Psychological harm
It deepens shame, self-objectification, and identity fusion with the disorder.
Turning it into performance can also delay treatment by creating the illusion of control.
Even if it feels empowering in the moment, it's a dangerous rationalisation that chips away at health and autonomy over time.
If you're struggling with this kind of mindset or planning, it's worth talking to someone about it. You deserve a relationship with food that isn't entangled with distress or compensation.