That ' s what I took away from this video more than anything else , her reaction . <| sep |> Honestly , yes . I can ' t admit it to myself most of the time but my mental acuity , verbal recall , short term memory , etc is definitely being negatively affected by my ED at this point . In my case it may be because I ' ve let harm reduction go by the wayside lately . My ED came about due to trauma and something just happened that brought that all back and I ' m drowning and my labs are all the worst they ' ve ever been and yeah . Idk . But yes , it feels like my ED is ruining my brain , and even affecting my work quality output efficiency , at this point . It used to be that one day of overeating or bingeing every 3 weeks or so would keep me going but not anymore