Redditor Accused Of Hindering His Anorexic Sister's Recovery By Eating Only Certain Types Of Food Around Her
Shaking an eating disorder off is similar to recovering from substance abuse. The triggers are constantly tormenting you and can sometimes tempt you to regress to your old habits.
Whenever people experience these triggers, their eating disorders can relapse and recur. Anorexia nervosa is seen as the deadliest mental health disorder and is only one of many other eating disorders out there.
Anorexia is characterized by an intense fear of weight gain, abnormally low body weight, and distorted perceptions of body size. Body shape and weight become the highest priority for people with anorexia, driving them to excessive measures to maintain or reach a certain weight.
These measures can negatively impact the livelihood of people with anorexia. Anorexic individuals avoid certain food types, such as sugar or carbs, to lose or prevent weight gain.
A Redditor who goes by the username u/anorexic_sisterAITA made a post on the r/AmItheAhole subReddit where she explained how her parents accused her of hindering her sister's recovery from anorexia by having a healthy diet. The Reddit community had a lot of different reactions to the user's situation.
Scroll down to check out the full Reddit post, and scroll a little further to read the comments from the original post.
Here's the original post by Reddit user u/anorexic_sisterAITA:

OP loves to prepare her own food according to specific criteria.

OP does not restrict her food intake and eats massive servings of food.

OP and her family have different eating habits that are not that compatible.

OP was accused of 'hindering her sister's recovery' by having a different diet.

OP eventually modified the post to include an ”Edit” for more context.

OP thinks she might potentially be the a-hole for the following reason:

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/anorexic_sisterAITA's post:

OP thanked the previous user for their comment and replied to it.

“It might be the food, the language you are using, or the references to diet culture.”

OP's parents are projecting their guilt on her.

OP is not responsible for her sister's triggers.

OP is showing a good example of good nutrition.

Talking constantly about the diet could be triggering to the sister.

OP should have a serious talk with her parents.

The parents are making assumptions about the sister's condition.

OP and her sister are both focusing on their diets, which is a good thing.

The mom is trying to force her lifestyle on OP.

OP's sister is not the only one dealing with an eating disorder.

Doing that doesn't mean you have an eating disorder.

Having a different lifestyle is not a bad thing.

Op is allowed to choose her own diet despite her sister's condition. You can't force someone to change their diet to please other people.
However, she should avoid talking about the diet since it might be a trigger for her sister. If you enjoyed reading this story, make sure to check out similar content on our platform.