Imagine trying to enjoy a simple dinner with friends, only to have someone attempt to diagnose you with an eating disorder. That’s exactly what happened to one woman who lost her left leg at a young age due to a hospital-acquired infection. Now using a prosthetic leg, she has to maintain her weight to ensure her mobility and comfort. But when she mentioned trying to lose a few pounds, a friend’s girlfriend took it upon herself to ‘diagnose’ her with an eating disorder. Let’s dive into this wild story!
The Prosthetic Leg Situation
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Growing Up and Insurance Woes
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Pregnancy Concerns
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Maintaining Weight for Comfort ♀️
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Dinner Time Drama ️
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A Few Stolen Ribs
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The Unsolicited Diagnosis
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Beauty and Mobility
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The Condescending Accusation
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The Epic Clapback
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The Aftermath
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Boyfriend’s Opinion
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Hidden Prosthetic
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The Verdict: Was She Right to Shut Her Down? ♀️
So, was our one-legged heroine in the right to shut down the nosy girlfriend’s attempt to diagnose her with an eating disorder? She believes she shouldn’t have to reveal her disability just to make someone else feel better. And let’s be honest, who wants to be diagnosed by an unqualified stranger? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
NTA. Shutting down body-shaming and unsolicited diagnoses like a boss

NTA. Bringing up eating disorder diagnosis during dinner is rude

NTA. Unqualified diagnosis can cause damage. It’s none of her business.

NTA. Weight management for various reasons, including disability and prevention.

NTA shuts down girl’s diagnosis, missed opportunity for clever comeback

Insensitive girl’s remarks on eating disorder could trigger someone in recovery

Commenter shares personal struggle with eating disorder and criticizes nosy girl’s behavior

NTA. Don’t bring attention to someone’s food habits.

Shutting down nosy girl’s diagnosis

NTA: Mind your own plate, nosy girl

“F**k this entire country. You deserve better. Move to Spain.”
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“NTA – Your body, your decision. No need to explain.”

NTA. Shutting down assumptions about eating disorders

“Eat what you want, let me eat what I want”

NTA – Polite people don’t comment on others’ eating habits

Unapologetic woman shuts down judgmental diagnosis with confidence.

Nosy girl tries to diagnose eating disorder, gets shut down

NTA shuts down armchair psychiatrist with epic comeback
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Psychology student thinks she knows it all about eating disorders

NTA. Shutting down body shaming with grace and strength

Don’t judge someone’s meal choices! Let them eat in peace
