Healing is not linear. This means recovering from Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is less like a straight line and more like a spiral. You can move up and down a spiral. It is typical for people in recovery to make progress and then have a bit of a setback [1]. This can be discouraging for [...]
We live in a weight-obsessed culture [1]. America is obsessed with dieting and thin bodies. So much so that there’s actually a term for it. Eating disorder professionals refer to this societal obsession as the thin ideal. The thin ideal is the belief that thin bodies are the most attractive and healthiest. Because of this, [...]
Bulimia nervosa is a potentially deadly eating disorder [1]. Bulimia is a cycle of binging and compensatory behaviors to make up for the binge. Some examples of compensatory behaviors are purging, compulsive exercise, fasting, or laxative use [1]. People with bulimia also tend to struggle with body-image because body shape or size can really impact [...]
“Drunkorexia” is a relatively unknown slang term for a more commonly known behavior. Individuals that engage in these behaviors alter their caloric intake either in preparation for the calories they plan to consume via alcohol or to make up for the calories they consumed via alcohol. These behaviors can be restrictive or compensatory, with dysfunctional eating [...]
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy approach that helps people shift their thoughts so they can feel better and change any unwanted behaviors. Thoughts have a ripple effect. The way someone thinks directly impacts how they feel and act. This approach can be helpful during eating disorder recovery. Many people with eating disorders feel [...]
Accepting and adjusting to the isolation of COVID-19 quarantine has been a trial for almost everyone in the world. Even so, readjusting to social interaction when things begin to reopen will be welcome but also scary. Accept What COVID Has Changed Remind yourself, as you ease back into post-COVID socializing, that there is no pressure to [...]
Despite positive body image and connection to the body being something we are innately born with, it is also something almost every individual must work on as they develop and grow into adulthood. Much of this is due to the way our society discusses body appearance, weight, shape, and size, and the pervasive belief that this [...]
More people than ever are receiving mental health services online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A year later, some facilities are beginning to reopen while giving clients the option of returning to in-person services or continuing virtually. Below are some aspects to consider if you are seeking out eating disorder treatment and are unsure whether to do [...]
The ability to tolerate emotional distress be self-soothing is a skill known as “Emotion Regulation,” which is defined as “the process whereby an individual shapes which emotions they have, when they have the emotion and how they experience and express the emotion [1].” Research indicates that individuals with eating disorders struggle with the ability to [...]
Of all of the adjustments made during the pandemic, one that continues to be incredibly concerning is the adaptation of children and school symptoms to quarantine, social distancing, and, now, hybrid schooling. Close to two-thirds of district leaders report their schools are doing hybrid schooling, which involves a combination of in-person and virtual learning, which [...]
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