Process addictions are behavioral addictions to activities or processes, such as gambling, eating, tanning, video gaming, financial spending, sexual intercourse, and internet activities. Research has suggested that process addictions can [...]
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There is no magic pill for eating disorder recovery. However, many individuals with eating disorders often exhibit co-occurring disorders, such as addiction, anxiety, bipolar, post-traumatic stress, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Often, [...]
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Eating disorders are complex psychiatric illnesses that involve a combination of biological, psychosocial and environmental factors. Because the underlying factors of eating disorders are similar to those that influence other [...]
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It is not uncommon to see more than one mental illness develop in a person who may be susceptible. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is no exception, as this particular condition [...]
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Various forms of self-harm, such as cutting, scratching, burning, or otherwise causing injury to oneself, often co-occur with eating disorders. In fact, disordered eating is a form of self-harm in [...]
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Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Director of Content and Social Media at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Many of us can recall the unfortunate experience of a vomiting episode in [...]
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Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Director of Content and Social Media at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Circulating the media lately and becoming widespread around college campuses and universities, the [...]
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Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Director of Content and Social Media at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope Cutting food into very small pieces. Separating foods on the plate. Biting foods [...]
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Because of the complex nature of eating disorders, comprehensive treatment is a necessity for finding full recovery. Eating disorders are considered a psychiatric illness, and eating disorder specialists within the [...]
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Contributor: Courtney Howard, B.A., Executive Assistant at Eating Disorder Hope and Addiction Hope Individuals within the eating disorder community often struggle with a similarly disordered relationship with alcohol. Though it [...]
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