The One Stop Resource for Eating Disorder Treatment Information and Recovery Tools
Eating Disorder HopeTM promotes ending eating disordered behavior, embracing life and pursuing recovery. Our mission is to foster appreciation of one's uniqueness and value in the world, unrelated to appearance, achievement or applause.
Eating Disorder HopeTM offers information, eating disorder treatment options, recovery tools, and resources to those suffering from eating disorders, their treatment providers and loved ones. Eating Disorder HopeTM provides eating disorder treatment options, support groups, articles, recovery tools and more for individuals struggling with bulimia, anorexia and binge-eating disorders.
Check Out The Eating Disorder HopeTM Blog, Social Networking Sites and Clubs. These resources offer a place for sharing between all whose lives have been touched by eating disorders. They are regularly updated with important developments, happenings, events & discussions regarding the prevention and treatment of eating disorders.
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Recovery is found by implementing the best eating disorder treatment available for the individual needs of the sufferer. It takes commitment, perseverence and tenacity. Eating disorders are not just limited to anorexia and bulimia, find support for binge eating disorder and compulsive overeating treatment resources here, too. Recovery is possible and it happens!
Eating Disorder Specialist Library: Hope for Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder and Compulsive Overeating...
Finding eating disorder treatment is an overwhelming task for those suffering from eatin
g disorders and the loved ones trying to help them.
To solve this problem, Eating Disorder Hope launched the Eating Disorder Specialist Library to provide a comprehensive resource for exploring and comparing treatment options, providers, treatment approaches and philosophy.
Many find that perusing through the 'virtual brochures' offered in the Eating Disorder Specialist Library greatly simplifies their search and puts them in touch with some of the best treatment centers for their loved one.
Our rapidly expanding Eating Disorder Specialist Library is an excellent tool for eating disorder sufferers, families, friends and treatment providers who feel overwhelmed with where to begin in the search for appropriate care for the loved one suffering with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and compulsive overeating. Finding professionals specialized in the field is key to successful recovery.
Featured Article: Children and Binge Eating
Children struggling with eating disorders suffer tremendous pain. It is difficult to conceive of such suffering at such young ages. When undiagnosed, suffering may be repressed until they reach for help in their adult years after much damage has already occurred. Years of yoyo dieting attempts may dangerously tax both mind and bod...Read Article
Featured Article: The Necessity of Nutrition in Eating Disorder Treatment
As summer quickly approaches, the social pressure to become “beach ready” is in high gear with the promotions of weight loss programs, diet fads, and gym memberships. However for some, the desire to shed a few vanity pounds can lead down a slippery slope that is not mentioned as a side-effect for any weight loss commercial: The health consequences of eating disorders....Read Article
Featured Article: Mindfulness-Based Therapy in the Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders
Co-occurring disorders are the presence of two or more addictions or disorders at the same time. The Replication of the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS-R) concluded that, in their lifetime, nearly half of U.S. adults (46.4%) will meet criteria for a DSM-IV disorder, while almost a third will have two or more disorders....Read Article
Top 10 Tips for Eating Disorder Recovery
- Work with an eating disorder specialist treatment team if possible, if not, seek out some of the many wonderful self help programs available to assist you in recovery.
- Develop self acceptance through practicing compassion toward self.
- Develop a positive and self nurturing internal dialogue.
- Get treatment for co-occurring disorders such as anxiety and depression.
- Practice mindfulness and living in the moment.
- Listen to and honor your feelings.
- Eat well and listen to your body's hunger and fullness signs.
- Accept your genetic makeup and appreciate your body.
- Have a relapse prevention or correction plan.
- Develop faith and trust in God and let go of what you cannot control.
***Eating Disorder Treatment is essential to recovery!
A word about Pro-Ana and Pro-Anorexia sites
Are you are feeling trapped in a cycle of dieting, purging, weight issues, compulsive overeating, compulsive eating, anxiety, orthorexia or depression? Or are you visiting Pro-Ana sites to motivate yourself to become thinner? If so, please consider our Pro-Recovery site as an alternative. Here you can find the tools and resources you need to pursue health, well-being and peace. Now doesn't that sound better than persuing an eating disorder?
Article: Pro Ana versus Pro Recovery Websites: Choosing Hope Over Despair@ Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC, Director, Eating Disorder Hope
The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action is working in Washington, D.C., to increase awareness, educate policymakers, and promote understanding about the disabling and life-threatening effects of eating disorders. Our mission is to advance the federal recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority. Visit us on the Web at eatingdisorderscoalition.org.
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is the largest not-for-profit organization in the United States working to prevent eating disorders and provide treatment referrals to those suffering from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder and those concerned with body image and weight issues.
National Eating Disorders Association Live Helpline: (800) 931-2237
