Louise O'Neill: This must be an extraordinarily difficult time for anyone dealing with an eating disorder

I’ve seen a lot of talk online about food recently, people bemoaning their tendency to overeat, whether out of boredom or to silence that ever-present sense of uneasiness we have come to associate with the year 2020, writes Louise O'Neill.

Cortisol, a stress hormone, increases your appetite, so while comfort-eating is not a ‘perfect’ solution, it’s an understandable response to the chaos happening in the world.