Recognizing an eating disorder may not be as easy as you think.  Individuals with an eating disorder can become very good at hiding their condition and individuals close to them may not be attuned to know what to look for or realize what’s going on. An eating disorder is any range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.  They involve having an obsession with food and weight that harms a person’s physical and emotional well-being.