“My eating disorder story”: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of social media, narrative identity, and patient influencers in eating disorder recovery

By centering the voices of patient influencers, this study highlights how social media functions both as a risk and a resource in eating disorder recovery, simultaneously shaping psychological well-being, social support, and identity work. These insights underscore the need to view patients as active agents navigating digital spaces and call for treatment approaches that address the online environments where recovery, support, and stigma are continually negotiated.