Hey @priyaaaa I'm really sorry your parents shamed you like that, that's not okay. My parents have said stuff like that in the past, it led me to feel bad about myself, it's so sad this kind of thing happens so often 😞 It's normal to treat yourself at movies and as you said no one should make fun of bodies or eating. Really how much you eat shouldn't be such a big deal as society portrays (unless it's causing the person themselves distress or it is hurting them like in the case of EDs). Have you been able to talk to your parents about how language around bodies and eating can be really damaging to people? I know you said they were trying to fix things so I imagine you said something?

That would be really confusing wow- there are so many conflicting messages out there and to be getting them from your own family... 😞

I'm sorry you're feeling sad and gross.. You're not gross and you shouldn't feel bad for eating 😞 There aren't any like bad and good foods, it's more about balance I think? Like eating 'healthy' foods all the time can actually be harmful. Anyway it sounds like you've got an okay relationship with food for the most part so you know this? But it would be really hard when your folks say this stuff..

Is there anything we can do to help atm? Would going on a helpline like the butterfly foundation or kidshelpline or something like that be at all helpful?

(possible TW) my parents made fun of me for eating a lot in one sitting

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