Yeah. More motivation to restrict for anorexia, increased stress worsening bulimia/BED (and probably leading to more apathy, depression, hopelessness. When I’m more “bulimic” I TRY to restrict, last a few days, then blow all my money on binge food and b/p when I feel like a “failure” and can’t go on. The more I “try” to restrict and fail the more I end up buying (or at times even stealing if money for food is that tight), the more it happens, the more desperate/guiltyI feel, the worse the b/p cycles are, the more suicidal I get, the less long term financial planning and more impulsive I get, etc. I don’t think I’ve ever been on the BED end of things but I bet it can be similar.

I bet even with stuff like ARFID that has more to do with types of food rather than amounts can get worse just because of increased financial stress, and I wouldn’t be surprised if those in poverty already with “just” or primarily an eating disorder develop a comorbidity or at least reach new extremes of anxiety and develop other unhealthy coping methods.

I went grocery shopping after being released from the hospital and nearly had a panic attack when my safe foods were either unavailable or like $10 for four protein bars.

And then as prices go up for everything, of course getting treatment becomes more economically infeasible unless the welfare programs (my live free and die state doesn't like a lot in the first place) work doubly hard to stay/become available and account for increasing demand.