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		halpert on Jan 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Calorie Counting App Has No Effect on Mental Healt... Sure, but the point is that if you choose to do it, then your behavior is not a disorder, it's just a weird choice that you're making. Just like drinking heavily doesn't automatically make you an alcoholic.

spdionis on Jan 20, 2022 [–]

I think the line of "choice" here gets blurred, which is exactly what disorder refers to in the usual context.

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