Use awareness to create a gentler information feed.
This is not a "right or wrong" quiz, but an "awareness" exercise. Not about scoring options, but about gentle explanations and digital self-protection suggestions. Not about hashtag knowledge, but about anti-algorithm literacy.
📍 Interactive Guide: Select any hashtag below to learn about its emotional impact and self-protection suggestions.
| Tag Category | Public Exposure Trend | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Diet/Control Tags | 6x to 14x more exposure | More likely to be algorithm-recommended (commercial, high view rates) |
| Recovery/Care Tags | Less exposure, but deeper engagement | Supportive communities, slow but sustained spread |
When platforms push "body control" content, you're trained to focus on "what's missing." When you focus on "recovery content," you're reminded of "what you already have."
These tags typically appear together with semantic patterns of extreme "self-monitoring vocabulary": "Don't eat... / Only eat... per day / I resisted... today / Before and after..."
Explanation:
"1200 calories" has long been considered a "safe line" for weight loss, but this is a commercial marketing number, not scientific data.
NEDA points out: The minimum calories needed to maintain normal metabolism in adults is typically much higher than this.
Psychological Suggestion:
Numbers are not your "source of security." Try asking yourself: "Am I eating happily? Did I taste the food?"
Explanation:
This tag often involves compulsive body monitoring behaviors (repeated mirror checking, comparison, measurement). This creates long-term self-comparison and anxiety, harming the recovery process.
Psychological Suggestion:
Try a "non-mirror experience day." Focus on "what your body can do" rather than "how your body looks."
Explanation:
This concept implies there are "clean foods" and "dirty foods." Scientifically, there is no standard for "clean eating" or "dirty eating." This is a typical trigger source for orthorexia (obsessive healthy eating).
Psychological Suggestion:
Eat food, not concepts. Food doesn't need moral labels.
Explanation:
This tag isn't inherently bad, but the risk comes from "moralizing behavior": "Discipline = good," "Relaxation = bad." This creates a shame cycle.
Psychological Suggestion:
Discipline is not control, it's gentle boundaries:
Explanation:
These videos often normalize extreme restriction and create comparison anxiety. They present eating patterns as "achievable goals" when they may be unsustainable or harmful.
Psychological Suggestion:
Remember: What works for one person's body may not work for yours. Your body's needs are unique and valid.
Explanation:
These tags promote body comparison and objectification. They reduce bodies to visual achievements rather than recognizing them as complex, living systems.
Psychological Suggestion:
Your body's value isn't determined by how it looks. Focus on how your body feels and functions.
These tags typically feature semantic characteristics: "Fear food challenges," "normal eating," "non-comparison experiences."
Explanation:
The core isn't "what to eat," but not letting food dominate your sense of self-worth. Clinical psychology research indicates: "Allowing yourself to eat foods you enjoy significantly reduces binge eating rates."
Psychological Suggestion:
Try a "pleasure list": What do I really want to eat today? 🍓
Explanation:
This is a very valuable supportive community tag. It provides recovery experiences, psychological techniques, and resource links. Content tends toward: normalizing eating, anti-comparison, self-care, and mental health resources.
Psychological Suggestion:
"Save three recovery quotes for yourself."
Explanation:
This movement promotes accepting your body as it is, without conditions. It challenges the idea that bodies need to be "fixed" or "improved."
Psychological Suggestion:
Practice daily affirmations: "My body deserves respect regardless of its size or shape."
Explanation:
Intuitive eating is about listening to your body's hunger and fullness cues, rather than external rules or restrictions. It's a practice of reconnecting with your body's natural wisdom.
Psychological Suggestion:
Start small: Before eating, ask "Am I physically hungry?" and after eating, ask "How does my body feel?"
Explanation:
HAES promotes the idea that health is possible at any size and that weight is not a reliable indicator of health. It focuses on behaviors rather than body size.
Psychological Suggestion:
Shift focus from "how to change your body" to "how to care for your body."
Explanation:
The anti-diet movement challenges diet culture and promotes sustainable, compassionate approaches to food and body. It recognizes that diets often fail and can cause harm.
Psychological Suggestion:
Remember: You don't need to earn food through restriction or exercise. Food is a basic need, not a reward or punishment.
Explanation:
This powerful movement encourages people to reject unrealistic beauty standards and embrace their authentic selves. It's about reclaiming autonomy over your body and appearance.
Psychological Suggestion:
Your worth isn't determined by how well you fit into narrow beauty standards. You are valuable exactly as you are.
⚠️ Content Filtering Standard: This content does not include triggering specific numbers (to avoid triggering ED).
"Food is not numbers, recovery is not a competition."
— Not A Number Project
"You deserve to eat without conditions."
— ED Recovery Community