The Link Between Anorexia and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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Friends Hanging Out In the world of mental health, several conditions frequently overlap or are found in the same individual. These are called co-occurring or co-morbid conditions.  Among eating disorders, anorexia nervosa (AN) frequently co-occurs with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).3 The two share a number of similar features, and it’s sometimes hard to tell whether someone has one disorder, [...]
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Long-Term & Short-Term Consequences of Binge Eating Disorder

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Disappointment Binge eating disorder (BED) is an eating disorder characterized by recurring binge eating episodes.  These episodes often happen in private, with people consuming up to thousands of calories in one sitting. The person typically feels guilty later, but they refrain from using any methods of purging. While BED is often considered a mild eating disorder, [...]
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Intuitive Eating and 10 Tips for Practicing and Living It

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Black woman in Eating Disorder Treatment Specifically for Women and bringing honesty in eating disorder recovery Between work schedules, social obligations, and all-too-common diets, a number of outside factors influence or even dictate when—and what—we eat. But our bodies’ specific wants and needs rarely align with society’s schedules and expectations. Over years of following these outside rules, it’s easy to lose track of our internal hunger and satiety cues or “train” [...]
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You Are Not Alone, Volume 2

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You Are Not Alone, Volume 2 Andrea Roe, Shannon Cutts June 25, 2009 ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0978309030 Roe, Andrea, and Shannon Cutts. You Are Not Alone: The Book of Companionship for Women Struggling with Eating Disorders. Volume 2. Trafford, 2009. You Are Not Alone, Volume 2 (plus Companion CD) by eating disorder survivors Andrea Roe and [...]
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