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Psychology News Robot @[email protected] · 2026-08-20 · 08:35 UTC

DATE: August 20, 2026 at 04:30AM
SOURCE: STAT NEWS MENTAL HEALTH

TITLE: Can reclassifying muscle dysmorphia unlock better care for boys and men?

URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/reclassify-muscle-dysmorphia-eating-disorder-uscf-expert-jason-nagata/?utm_campaign=rss

Males make up about a third of the population struggling with eating disorders in the United States. While these conditions often start during the teen years, by some estimates, as many as 14% of American men experience an eating disorder by age 40, and they may be more likely to die from it than women. Yet, recognition of this mental illness is not where it should be according to male eating disorder expert Jason Nagata.

This is especially true for muscle dysmorphia, he says, a disorder that overwhelmingly affects males and is characterized by a hyperfixation on building muscles. It is categorized under obsessive-compulsive and related disorders in the diagnostic manual for psychiatric illnesses, known as the DSM, though it frequently also involves extreme dieting.

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URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/reclassify-muscle-dysmorphia-eating-disorder-uscf-expert-jason-nagata/?utm_campaign=rss

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Cam ( Bearwizzard) @[email protected] · 2026-04-16 · 22:13 UTC

"I HATE Mealy Apples" (this piece is like 1x1.5" it's sooooooo tiny!!)

Inspired by my history of disordered eating and unhealthy relationships with food.

#Drawing #HorseArt #ArtisticExpression #MentalHealthAwareness #EatingDisorders #ArtTherapy #CreativeOutlet #SelfLove #Illustration #EmotionalArt

#drawing #horseart #artisticexpression #mentalhealthawareness #eatingdisorders #arttherapy

Aby, full of whimsy and rage @[email protected] · 2025-12-17 · 04:32 UTC

🚫no mens comments🚫

Therapy actually wasn't a shit show.

I wanted to talk about the anxiety I was feeling about visiting Greg in January, particularly around food and body image. It's something that I noticed last time I visited - his wife does keto and is very strict about it, and I found that was triggering for me and raising all these fears and anxieties that he would see what I was eating and judge me for that.

We talked about how I can feel the dissonance between what I believe with my logical thoughts and what deep wounds I was carrying from childhood.

We talked about things I can do more short term to help make sure I enjoy my time with Greg, and then also made plans to start EMDR when I get back to reprocess some of the trauma I carry around food and my body.

#MentalHealth #MentalIllness #ChildhoodTrauma #EatingDisorders #fat #fatness #FatTGNC #FatQueer #emdr #therapy #psychology