Table 2.

Script excerpts according to perspective and level of emotionality

	Lower emotionality	Higher emotionality
Perspective: lived experience representative re. eating disorder	“I had been suffering from an eating disorder for a few months and didn’t know how long I could continue living my life in this way, because I actually still had so many plans.”	“It was only when the eating disorder had a big enough impact on my life that I realized that I might be “sick enough” for treatment. Over the course of a few months my symptoms worsened, and I suffered a lot due to the eating disorder and the associated fears, rules, and loneliness.”
Perspective: psychotherapist	“Patients often spend several months struggling with the eating disorder, during which time they suffer increasingly and become unsure if they can continue living in this way.”	“Patients report that they will only admit to suffering from an eating disorder and being “sick enough” to receive treatment when the eating disorder has had a sufficient impact on their life. This usually takes some time, during which the patient’s physical health deteriorates and they suffer from the eating disorder and its associated fears, rules, and loneliness.”
Perspective: lived experience representative re. a somatic condition	“I spent a few months struggling with the pain and restricted mobility, during which time the psychological suffering I experienced kept growing. I didn’t know how I could continue living my life in this way.”	“It was only when the suffering had a big enough impact on my life that I thought I might be “sick enough” and should perhaps have surgery. Over the course of a few months my symptoms worsened, and I suffered a lot due to the pain and mobility restrictions. I didn’t know how I could continue living my life in this way.”