I used to think having an eating disorder meant canceling your food order in a restaurant, before knowing about anorexia and bulimia.
A childhood belief about eating

others believed things like this
- I used to think anorexia was something to do with wearing an anorak.Anon
- I used to think that an imbecile was some type of seal, before knowing that it meant someone stupid.Anon
- I was told when I was little that eating too much salt on your food would "dry up your blood".Anon
- I'm autistic, and I used to believe taking some of my sister's food while she was eating it was sharing.Anon
- I thought if food said it was fat free it meant you could eat as much as you want without getting fat!— Brainhead
- I used to believe the show Law and Order was a gardening show called Lawn and Order.— Adriana