For those with eating disorders, stressful festive season caps pandemic-struck year Toggle share menu
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SINGAPORE: The year-end period, with invites to gatherings and festive feasts, is a stressful one for 31-year-old Jas, who wanted to be known only by her first name.
That is because she has grappled with an eating disorder for the past seven years – one that involves chewing food and spitting it out, to avoid ingesting it.
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The string of get-togethers for meals, especially during Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year, can be a mental torment, she explained.
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Over-indulgence in food (and alcohol) tends to be a focus during the Christmas period, although perhaps less so this time around for some after the financially crippling year of Covid-19.
If you suffer from an eating disorder it can make the festive season a difficult one.
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