Middle-Aged Man Confronts Eating Disorder Rooted in Childhood | New Amsterdam | MD TV

[@glimmerin_by_theswimminpool]

as a person who has an ed too, i think it's very good that there aren't only skinny teen girls on tv, because eating disorders don't have to do anything with age or gender. i hope everyone who sees this'll be able to get better!!

[@FullTimePatient37]

Yes!❤

[@BobBrownBIS]

Unfortunately a lot of larger people are frequently left undiagnosed with eating disorders because of the stereotype of skinny teen girls

[@jayleighbear]

@@BobBrownBISor worse they are left undiagnosed because instead of people viewing a sudden heavy decrease in weight as a bad thing it’s viewed as a health miracle in overweight people when the reality is they are more unhealthy than they have ever been. as someone with binge eating disorder i’ve contemplated anorexia a lot of times just to combat the issue and each time the BD wins out but i know if i ever slipped and went the opposite direction i would be praised for losing weight

[@stevenkimdmd]

Please stop using acronyms, it's confusing everyone. For people of his age "ED" means one thing only; erectile dysfunction. Not eating disorder.

[@asia8001]

@@stevenkimdmd What do you mean this age most ppl know that ED is for eating disorder as well. That’s fine if you didn’t know but context clues would make it clear that they are taking about an eating disorder. plus the title says Eating disorder.

[@clarissahansen6242]

They nailed what it's like to struggle with an eating disorder, especially when your body doesn't fit that of a scrawny teenage girl. Eating disorders are brutal and deadly, regardless of size.

[@xinyeelee4319]

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[@raymondmurdock8603]

Exactly, Having a high starting weight, it's so awful. I'm like spiraling but everyone's proud of me. Because I'm getting down to a healthy weight if only they knew the psychological cost. But it would be humiliating to admit.

[@strangerinastrangeland3613]

@@xinyeelee4319 This feels like nuke codes wth

[@jayleighbear]

i absolutely love that they used the therapist as the one who was struggling because the reality is that just because we do our best to help others doesn’t mean we always can help ourselves. therapy is so important ESPECIALLY for therapists. it cannot be said enough that everyone needs help from time to time.

[@matthewcrome5835]

I have an ED and I love how this shows that EDs can affect any age, both genders, and weight. It also shows that emotional abuse can be just as traumatizing as any other form of abuse.

[@jadefire1814]

"Oh , Iggy." My heart. I just want to hug him.

[@kathryndavenport2725]

I had parents like that who were negative with me. I’m 63 now they’re gone and I still hear their words in my head. The bad stuff is easy to believe!

[@eastendbird4118]

Ain't that the truth. Why doesn't the good stuff stick in the same way?

[@creative2716]

Same.

[@MsTJPink]

Im 54 and struggle with my weight, over the years I've trained myself not to feel hunger. I can still see in my minds eye, my father scraping the food off my plate onto his, calling me a his 'favourite lil fatty'. Over and over and over. For years. I see a dietician now, she keeps telling me I need to eat as my body is in starvation mode and stores everything I eat when I do eat. But I don't understand how I can be 16.5 stones and be 'starving'.

[@dietotaku]

i'm in my 40s, my parents aren't gone yet but i still hear my mother's voice in my head saying "YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT!"

[@marley7659]

My coworker has an ED. He refuses to eat anything “healthy”. He has been doing this since childhood. Even throwing away his lunches at school cause they were “healthy”. He only eats junk. Chips, pepsi, chocolate bars, etc… I feel bad for then man. Although I don’t think anything will change him now. “He is 50+ now”

[@nicolasdiez7688]

Love Laurel, she's such a good friend and understands him because she went through something similar as a drug addict, and Iggy was there to support her, so now she's doing it in return

[@FullTimePatient37]

Agreed 💯

[@quill_plays_sims]

I love the representation of eating disorders in men. EDs can impact ANYONE, no matter their age, gender, race, or weight. I think there's a lot of pressure on men to look lean and muscular, to have this very specific diet and work out constantly with no breaks or cool off, and we don't talk enough about how this is causing EDs in so many men.

[@amelonnamedkate1400]

This hits way too close to home. My mom has confronted me in the past when she realizes I haven’t been eating. The amount of shame I feel when I eat anything was (and still is) overwhelming. Watching this is heart wrenching

[@nicolasdiez7688]

I like Iggy, is so sad what happens here because he is a kind-hearted person

[@irishbutterfly5114]

When I received inpatient treatment for an eating disorder, there were males in program as well. Eating disorders are NOT an issue that affect only women and girls.

[@cheetavontiebolt9971]

Parents do not realize the damage they do

[@daniellebibona1503]

Have a cousin that has the same problem. When we were younger I noticed that he was making himself vomit and found out that people at school for making fun of him because of his size. He's since been able to go on a healthy diet and exercise. He's happy at his size and with himself now.

[@poofybushway4229]

I have an eating disorder, and I used to say stuff like this to myself when I would binge eat, but now I barely eat a meal a day, what sucks is people assume I eat a lot because I'm fat, which just makes me feel worse

[@vickie_words]

"It's the thing about myself that feels the most true. How do you stop believing that?" oh god, I hate his dad for instilling such a false belief in him

[@melodymiller9137]

This hit SO hard... I was 8yo when I started starving myself because of my mum's words and one of the last things my dad ever said was being frustrated over me not wanting to eat... I'm 36 now and I can still remember those words like yesterday... To those with EDs, you are NOT alone and I'm proud of you for still being here no matter what you weigh ❤️ You deserve to get help and you mean so much more than your weight no matter what your brain tells you ❤️

[@FullTimePatient37]

Eating disorders affect men women different weights different ages... it's ALWAYS serious.. it's the deadliest mental health disorder 😢

[@BabyBuggaBoo365]

I’m 24 and I go through this body shaming constantly in my household and it’s insane how easy it is to believe the horrible words coming from someone who’s supposed to lift you up not tear you down but it’s crazy not wanting to eat because others words make you believe it’s your own words and make you feel ashamed and even now I struggle to truly love myself and my body cause when I look at myself I say “wow I’m ugly”

[@SevereWeatherCenter]

I feel Iggy‘s pain. I was body shamed my whole life not just by my mother, but my entire family body shamed me constantly calling me a pig calling me an animal a slob just because of my weight. The Abuse, my mistreatment wasn’t quite to that level, i’ve been forced to exercise, and having pictures taken of me, but the verbal abuse, and the body shaming was a lot worse. And when I would deliberately starved myself to guilt trip them, they only treated me worse. They would say oh you’re only losing 5 pounds and you brag like crazy and then you gained 50 pounds and claim that you lost five. They didn’t just make fun of my weight, but they made fun of my Stimming because I’m on the autism spectrum., Also, because of my self advocacy, I was discriminated against even more as my family felt that I had no right to advocate for myself, because I’m autistic, and I by advocating for myself, while being disabled, only caused them to become more controlling and more authoritarian and more and more of my privileges in rights were taken away as a punishment for self advocating

[@RennovaMOCs]

As a fellow autist, this hit for me. I was never hated because of my body, but looking at this made my tear glands swell up. I'm sorry you went through all that and I hope you're in a better place.

[@teresadownes2422]

I was a former Foster child let me tell you it was horrible My social workers would get me to be with other kids constantly even after I told her I was uncomfortable I used to get called all sorts of names because I had a weight issue I didn't eat for two whole weeks no drinks no food I did not get my period or I would have abnormal periods I even contemplated suicide but I backed out

[@tracieross9928]

So sorry.

[@tiffanywilloughby-herard2501]

I witness your life. I am grateful for your survival. And I am angry that the people who cared for you did so conditionally. Thank you for sharing. You deserve so much better.

[@dompie23]

When I was about 8,5 years old, right after my sister was born, I started gaining weight. My mum grew up believing that it's impossible to be happy when you're fat. In her mind, she was helping me by berating me whenever I gained weight. She would put me on the scale every morning and sometimes even hit me if I had gained weight. She would restrict my meals and judge me for everything that I ate. She learned to do so from my grandmother, who judged my mum when she was little. I didn't need a scale to know if I gained weight. I would know whenever I visited my grandmother. She would give every grandchild a piece of candy, but skip me because I didn't need the extra calories. I'm 35 and I'm still not past it. Man, this clip just brought all those memories right back.

[@twothousandandchew]

you aren’t. you aren’t happy when you’re slow can’t run around like all the other kids can because you’re gravitational pull has everyone revolving around you like you the moon or something and are sweating gravy

[@dompie23]

@@twothousandandchew at the time, I was maybe two pounds heavier than my classmates. I could run just fine. We only drank water and rarely ate sweets. Only on Sunday would we get a glass of strawberry milk and about 30-40 grams of a chocolate bar. I wasn't fat, I was just made to believe I was.

[@gghoulish-fun]

​@@twothousandandchewyou aren't happy when you're thin as a twig and can barely run up a flight of stairs without feeling like youre going to vomit or pass out either. your point is irrelevant and being overweight doesn't mean youre unhealthy or can't run.

[@archerlady]

I was very much affected by how my mother was treated growing up. I was also put on diets around age 10, given fruit or nothing when the other kids were given treats, and made to feel "less than" because of my weight. I think I was skinny once for about 5 minutes when I was twelve.

[@dompie23]

@@archerlady I'm so sorry, you deserve better than that. I know how it feels, even at 35, I still know how it feels and all I can say is, I'm so sorry you went through a similar thing. It's a special kind of demon to grow up with.

[@zackb7172]

My mother makes me feel ashamed of everything I do in my life. Anytime she sees me just sitting there she keys me to get up and fo something productive. I remember one time my mom said something that made me so angry I wanted to buy a tub of ice cream and eat it all. People say all the time that you need to have a healthy lifestyle and they think that means eating healthy but it could also mean being around people who make you feel good. Like how my boyfriend makes me feel. He's more fit than I could ever feel but he never nor will he ever make me feel ugly, disgusting or less and that is why I love him.

[@adrianghandtchi1562]

Hey just know we are happy you are here stranger, you have value, you are enough as a human being. I love my dad, but he was still at the end of the day a person. He meant well, but he was still capable of hurting me deeply.

[@Bluefrog757]

It’s about time that we approached the subject of men and eating disorders

[@yediwashere7110]

I agree, it is so important we talk about this

[@FullTimePatient37]

Sometimes people go.into psychiatry to help understand their own illness...as an x self harm and anorexic I've read so much about psychology.. like a psychologist without a degree..

[@uhhidk127]

That’s why I majored in psychology actually

[@raymondmurdock8603]

This is why I'll never have kids. I refuse to repeat the cycle of abuse.

[@SusanaDownes]

Then don’t.

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

All addictions will destroy you in at least one of three ways if you can’t control it: physically, financially or legally.

[@JoyArt33]

Eating disorders are not addictions. Not clinically, in the DSM, and not in lived reality. They are mental disorders with frequently devastating physical side effects.

[@bigbadbillb]

Not to mention mentally.

[@cgsoldier4196]

I can’t stand parents that will knowingly bully their kids and with a straight face believe that it’s for their benefit.

[@TheKrispyfort]

After a childhood of a "highly restricted diet" I had a regular feed-fast cycle as a young adult at university. Occurred in rhythm with my cycle. Sometimes I was ravenous and sometimes I just wasn't hungry. No wonder people asked if I had ED

[@karyannfontaine8757]

Men suffer from ED, although it is not brought to our attention the way female suffering is. The father put his own problem on his son's shoulders, impacting his son's attitude towards binging and starving. A human problem which is mental and physical, is one feeding the other. I do hope someday a cure is found so people do not have to suffer anymore.

[@Jungyu9799]

Tru all cos of toxic masculinity ppl don’t wanna admit that men have mental health problems too not only that but also suffer with eating disorders. Ppl only think (young) females go through it even then they only focus on being unhealthy dangerously thin , binge eating and bulimia.

[@chloethomas560]

I had an ed from a young age I’m in recovery now this is so relatable I feel his pain 😢

[@LangwidereLMFT]

His dad didn’t want Iggy to struggle with weight issues his whole life so he emotionally abused him causing massive trauma. Well done terrible parent.

[@JamieLuvsYT]

i know I am not a doctor, but if you’re struggling from an eating disorder, I promise and hope things will get better. an eating disorder is more mental than physical and I want to let you know I am here, i don’t know all of the facts, and maybe you have different reasons for your disorder, but I am here for you, ❤

[@noa0172]

I feel very seen by this. I would have freaked out if someone would confront me like that

[@jimjimmyjames59]

Nice to see them explore this character. I love watching Mr. Labine.

[@lolamagenta]

Emotional abuse and acting disgusted by how your child looks are vile. When it is almost a daily occurrence it leaves scars so deep. Our current society is so obsessed with looks and body type, that it is unprecedented how all superficial dealers like plastic surgeons, eyelash salons, body modifications, hair with extensions and color, makeup, etc. Obsessions are addictions for those out there who are looking at the money made and not the clearly troubled person wanting their 10th surgery to fix an alleged flaw or a continuation of forcing their body and face into their celebrity crush. It is not okay. It is a multibillion-dollar-a-year business to create the look the consumer craves. This scene is powerful, and it has a message to all of us. Be your best but do not obsess. There is being healthy and being obsessed with weight to the point you become unrecognizable. There is a person on KZbin who has a massive audience as they appear so emaciated and anorexic that KZbin should be ashamed of letting this person run full tilt towards death. Love who you are as there is freedom in being an individual versus having a herd mentality.

[@kat.nicolette]

I know what it’s like growing up in a family who does that stuff. It is *hard* to get through…

[@just-tess]

I don't know how she held off giving him a big ol hug for so long!

[@ottawavalleystoner]

my mother weighed 300 lbs when she was a teenager. She weighed 225 throughout my teenage years. every day i was told i was fat; if i wore a loose shirt, she’d say it’s cuz i was fat and didn’t want people to count my rolls. She loved bringing me to plus size departments even though i fit in medium clothes perfectly fine. If i ate, i was a pig and if i didn’t i was starving for attention. People like that are just miserable because they choose to be miserable

[@alexistourand8058]

I was a young child when my stepmother started to shame me-my body, my character, my NAME-and my father would watch it all and would even agree with her. I am 16 now, and I live with my mom and stepfather permanently, yet I skip some of my meals all because I can still hear my father and stepmother telling me that I’m fat for a seven year old (like lunch and breakfast). Funnily enough, my father and stepmother would force me to consume large amounts of food within small amounts of time; they were also the reason why I lost 15-20 lbs off of anxiety within two weeks.

[@true282]

Even though it’s great that shows how men suffer with bingeing and restricting, it would be nice to see muscle dysmorphia get a note in at least one show. It’s something I think many men will relate too but it’s never brought up.

[@pronounhoarder_8632]

There is in tiny pretty things, a boy dancer called oren Lenox. And also another one called starving in suburbia the brother also has an Ed.

[@lizholden3939]

Struggled with EDs all my life. Too skinny as a child not esting most things. In hospital at age 12 but managed to gain enough to be discharged. Seeing this video makes me realize i am still using food to control other things in my life. Guess it is time to face it

[@kaitlinmills6412]

Hey, glad to hear you've realised this about yourself. I've recently come to terms with the fact that I have an ed and am starting out patient recovery with a dietician. I saw you only commented this a month ago - how are you doing?

[@katywindsor5454]

As someone in recovery from anorexia and bulimia I can relate, but eating disorders don’t just affect young females it can affect anyone at any age or time in there life

[@mariakelly90210]

I love Iggy. He has such a great heart. He reminds me of Dr. Wong from Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.

[@tinygirl7531]

I remember I had just given birth to my daughter only 2 days earlier. My mom came by to see me and said, "you still got that stomach?" It made me feel so low and depressed.😢 I am still self conscious about my body around my mom. She has made comments about my body. I only weighed 139 at 9 months pregnant.

[@RogueBlackOp]

How ironic after Iggy helped Bloom face her past and get over her drug addiction, it was Bloom that helped Iggy later.

[@johnuhtof8952]

I love these clips. Just found there show on next pics. Time for a binge!!!

[@snakebitepellehue]

A teacher in high school would always fat-shame me, even though my weight was considered normal. It's a miracle I didn't end up with an ED.

[@twothousandandchew]

you could look fat and be a normal weight.

[@twothousandandchew]

i know so many people that aren’t medically overweight yet are fat

[@Frenzyshark]

@@twothousandandchew Sometimes that's just how weight is distributed. Instead of repeatedly telling people "you need to lose weight" as they'll somehow look better, gently persuade them to exercise so their weight is focused towards muscle. I honestly don't think people will automatically feel better by being "thinner". Gaining weight is sometimes inevitable. Better to channel that energy into something useful.

[@idk-6816]

@@twothousandandchewthat’s true for me lm a healthy weight but like all the weight goes to my stomach so I get really insecure about it

[@annatribe4244]

I've had an eating disorder for 34 years, caused by my stepmum who repeatedly told me how fat I was. I moved in with her, my dad and their two kids when I was 16. I didn't really know any of them, even my dad because they lived in Kuwait first, then west Germany. My dad was in the British Army which meant that I only saw for him for a few days every 2 years or so but abuse living at my mother's house got so bad I went to live with my dad. The day after I arrived my stepmum said she was going to measure me for a new bra and for my school uniform. When she was done I was putting my top back on and she walked out of the bedroom and announced my size and that I had big boobs, 36dd. Immediately after I heard laughing, a lot of laughing. I went into the hallway and saw my dad had come home and brought at least 10 soldier colleagues with him and they were all laughing at me. From that day on I started throwing up after each meal, skipped lunch at school, didn't barely eat more than 400 calories a day and I still didn't lose weight. Exercising every day for hours and still didn't lose weight. My stepmum refused to buy me clothes because I was too fat. My dad was rarely home so it was just her. After 7 months i tried to kill myself because of her and was sent back to the UK to be homeless. I'm still fat, highest weight ever even though I exercise a lot, eat 600 calories a day and throw up all of it.

[@leannecanty8821]

Please go ask a doctor for help and talk to a therapist. It is the bravest thing you can do. If someone else was telling you that this happened to them, what would you think they should do?

[@twothousandandchew]

rip

[@isolate6509]

Go and get your thyroid tested. Just do it, see what happens. I’m so sorry.

[@saltedwounds]

Im so sorry. I agree with the other two comments (besides the rip). I wish you the best. I hope you get better 🤍

[@bangondedrumallday]

Starved myself off and on in college. Anyone who commented on my thinness I would say "I'm fine", too. Kept doing it for years. When my mother noticed right after I graduated laughed sort of hysterically and said 'well, at least im not fat!" When i switched to drinking too much alcohol, and she said, one night, that maybe i shouldn't leave/drive home to my apartment, I laughed even harder - my parents were daily drinkers. It was all pain. I don't have a normal relationship with food, but I did get sober. One day at a time. I eat on a schedule during the week, or try to, to do my best to eat regularly and not get into super-low blood sugar I still have to sometimes stop and think about it - I'll be panicky or otherwise emotionally way off-kilter and realize its been 6 or more hours since I ate anything. The damage and the struggle are real.

[@kayandkaycorp13]

Why is this so relatable?

[@Jay-sj3io]

You don’t stop feeling this way.

[@salamilidaintgonfit7576]

My eating disorder symptoms started at 9 also form my dad. But my suicide attempt was when I was around 6 or 7.

[@TheSIaySisters]

im so sorry

[@theropen1997]

My dad became a health fanatic after his uncle passed away, and for some time he’d make jokes about my belly too. My mom also had a bit of a health obsession too, and for a long time I saw my body shape as something to hate too because the wouldn’t stop talking about it. Things are thankfully better now and watching the show Sweet Home helped me get over most of the self-loathing, but a little of it still comes back every now and then. While I understand the importance of keeping healthy, its characters like him (and ironically my own parents) that remind me of the damage that comes with caring too much

[@kelvinwilson4419]

Boi suffering from a ed is no joke, I have to remind myself to eat with a timer.

[@Eli-ld7qf]

I’m recovering from anorexia.. I feel his pain

[@bigbadbillb]

This was heartbreaking.

[@Bird-Birdy-Love]

In my case since i am a tall person 6ft 1 1/2 almost 6ft2 I was already feeling left out being Tall and than when i gained so much weight i looked way to intimdating, people you used to say i am like a big mobster type, i still remember when iwas in college two girls walked by me and they whispered (loudly) i looked monstrous. It stings man, it really stings, now i lost over 30kg and i still feel ashamed of my body cause of that(there are other factors but that is one on of em) so yeah i do feel iggy's pain to a point. the only difference is that at least most of my family accepted me so he is still worse. His father was projecting his insecurities onto him. Which is way worse.

[@mariavaz7067]

I think i mildly had/have this. Like, i don't hate myself so much, but i did have shame towards all i was eating, and i would hide to eat or keep snacks on my school bag, and reach for them as silently as possible so my family didn't know. My mother was also obcessed wit my weight since my peditrician told her i was overweight at 6 yo and the control never stopped from there.

[@seanclarke5969]

iggy was so sad I haven't seen the show but was this after the episode with the 9 year old physchopath

[@darkwarriormaster9644]

His father sounds like a sociopath.

[@annacalifornia6498]

I miss this show.

[@leighwatkins17]

Nailed it.

[@christianyoung4050]

I don't think I'll ever have children, because I'm terrifed of being like my father.

[@raymondmurdock8603]

OMG I relate to this so fucking much the same childhood.

[@PeterDivine]

...and remember: They gave this guy a psychology degree!

[@laurendaley2503]

I hate when these shows doctors always pressure people to be honest and not in a good way. It always feels like they force people to admit they have an issue. Makes it so much more uncomfortable

[@Frenzyshark]

To be honest, exercising and obsessing over weight generally doesn't bring productivity. I get this video is about eating disorders but when I listen to Iggy talk about his past with his dad, it sounds like his dad kept thinking of weight as a number and the outward appearance represented that. His dad couldn't grasp the idea that maybe it wasn't people making fun of him for being fat(still wrong if they did). Perhaps they were commenting on why his dad had so much weight but it wasn't used for muscle. Do we call sumo wrestlers disgusting pieces of fat despite them clearly being very strong? There's a trope called stout strength that points out strength is directionally related to mass. So instead of exercising to gain muscle/endurance, it was just them burning calories for the sake of achieving a body that sounds... relatively plain. Sometimes people judge a guy how much he lifts and can excuse he has some weight on him. So neither the dad or Iggy got anything out of it but just obsessive trauma. I went from 132ish lbs to 174(and I've shrunk back down to 163 at the moment) lbs and only look mildly "bad" because a good amount of that was muscle gain and lifting heavier weights. Most of my "fat" is stored in my stomach where it should be while I'm muscular/thin everywhere else. Do I somewhat miss weighing under 135 lbs? Maybe sometimes. But all in all I don't mind I gained weight if it honestly meant I got stronger in the process. It feels good to have those extra capabilities I didn't have before and I continue to exercise as much as I can. My heroes from video games, tv shows, etc were strong people. If I can be even just a fraction of them, I see it as a good thing. I'm not trying to downplay Iggy's ed or his trauma with his arguably uncaring father. I just want to point out weight can be an opportunity to get stronger. Fat can be overall temporary if it means you can reach a new benchmark in strength. Obviously you want to keep weight gain in check but sometimes we need to accept weight gain is a necessary part of life. I don't think I could lift 135-140 lbs for the incline bench press if I stayed weight 132 lbs. If my weight loss regiment continues, I think I'll stop at 150-155ish. I don't need to push myself to weighing 132 lbs again. Another thing worth pointing out is Iggy's actor is 6 feet. They don't show us flashbacks but it's reasonable to assume Iggy was possibly tall as a child. If Iggy's dad still considered him fat as a child... it makes it sounds like Iggy's dad didn't even think about Iggy's height being a thing. Essentially Iggy's dad was trying to put a weight range standard on him equal to children anywhere from 2-5 inches shorter than him. For christ's sake that isn't biologically reasonable at all. Tall/taller people are meant to weigh more than average or shorter people. Iggy's dad condemned Iggy to a life of pain for still nothing. Always always consider height when it comes to weight.

[@feelingoffbalance]

Good acting

[@gorrium5027]

This is so funny, sad, and relatable.

[@15amiami]

In the eyes of some people he is not fat at all but fucking gorgeous 😍❤

[@greygremlin1248]

Im heavy guy too. Im trying to loose weight or st the least stay healthy enough that i wont need pills and a heart medicine. But i even been told by women that im handsome, but i refuse to believe it.

[@Jay-sj3io]

I feel this way it’s hard to watch

[@AmbivalentAlexthymic]

I need help. I have this and i can't stop. I go without eating for days. I hate food. I struggle to eat and swallow. I don't want to be this way. 😭 😭😭😭😭

[@Dr_Esjamin]

You can conquer this. ❤

[@AmbivalentAlexthymic]

@@Dr_Esjamin I don't think so. I have dysphagia. Swallowing delay.

[@alexritchie4586]

It's odd isn't it. I'm a thirty-something man, not fat but not thin, functional all day every day, yet I have an ED. Have had it for decades. Nobody believes me. Not even doctors.

[@smridulahariharan4723]

Ummm I do this all the time. Call myself fast and fissuring right as I'm about to eat food.... I didn't know it was wrong... I thought that's the only way I'll be able to control myself

[@sherrinfjord4356]

What’s the deal with the cabinet of snacks?? I do everything else he does, except that makes no sense. is it more motivating to know you’re willed/strong enough to resist eating it?

[@MageMaggie]

I believe you’re right.

[@annacalifornia6498]

Iggy's dad is not exactly a monster. But he did transfer his self hate onto his son. Which is messed up

[@Mr_NB628]

He’s literally talking to somebody that’s probably 100 pounds soaking wet

[@Schnipps]

And?

[@Mr_NB628]

@@Schnipps it’s just kind of tone deaf.

[@mockjaying]

Having empathy is great tho

[@sharonmathers2928]

Sound like Karen Carpenters.

[@robertsander8509]

Seems to me your dad still controls you. My dad could eat like a horse,and never gained an ounce. I wish I were more like he was.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Making ppl think fasting is harmful 🙄 …fasting is ZERO food/drink but WATER Fasting is a choice, not every fast is an ED

[@machopi]

oh the poor man-child, how dare his father tell him obesity is bad, we should all be 450lb toilet-busters, it's the healthiest thing imaginable

[@nadiahassan5307]

I am sorry you hate yourself.

[@machopi]

@@nadiahassan5307 i'm sorry you have the reading comprehension of a 2nd grader

[@TheMightyN]

I'm sorry but someone who mentors people's issues but lacks the will power to face their own should play psychoanalyst. It's over-the-top pathetic, hypocritical, and defeating the cause of your purpose.

[@annabellechenoweth9469]

How does he not eat and still be overweight? Come on.

[@mockjaying]

“Binge-eating disorder is a serious condition. It always involves feeling like you're not able to stop eating. It also often involves eating much larger than usual amounts of food. Almost everyone overeats on occasion, such as having seconds or thirds of a holiday meal. But regularly feeling that eating is out of control and eating an unusually large amount of food may be symptoms of binge-eating disorder. People who have binge-eating disorder often feel embarrassed or ashamed about eating binges. People with the disorder often go through periods of trying to restrict or severely cut back on their eating as a result. But this instead may increase urges to eat and lead to a cycle of ongoing binge eating. Treatment for binge-eating disorder can help people feel more in control and balanced with their eating.” This was something I found while looking up binge eating. Disorders are not always black and white and often times if someone starves themselves so regularly, their body will freak out and store whatever they can because the body doesn’t know when it will get fed again.

[@twothousandandchew]

it clearly hasn’t been working 💀. or maybe it’s beds

[@geo9788]

bro is a faker

[@Jessica18010]

Well he’s an actor?