If I were apply this study, called “How Brain Cells Deal with Mathematic Rules,” to eating disorders… it would be titled, “How Brain Cells Deal with Eating Disorder Rules.” :
Intelligent behavior requires strategic processing of numbers and abstract quantity information in accordance with internally maintained goals. For instance, we typically adopt a “less than” strategy when shopping for a product to pay the smallest amount of money. When searching for a job, on the other hand, our plan of action is “greater than”, and we strive to earn the largest …

I had never really heard the word “safe” used in a non-physically risky context until my first inpatient stay. After that, I hardly could describe what I was feeling without using the word. Feeling “unsafe” was like saying I felt not-okay + restless + fearful + on-edge + anxious + in danger. It’s hard to explain because it is just this underlying/unconscious/indescribable feeling.
When I stumbled upon this article (Safety Can Be Learned – And Helps Combat Depression), everything seemed to just make sense — the fear conditioning …