I honestly don't believe what "they say" the bottom line is that ED's are so totally individual & they can be just as damaging in their individuality as they are when they are "text book" BS.

I would say that usually people who restrict because they don't want food in their body or in my case, when I get stressed I get so sick feeling that I can't tolerate eating so binging wouldn't be an option........I restricted & for awhile & also used laxitives which was about the stupidest thing I could have done....but then I wasn't very wise & I didn't care if I was wise at that time anyway.