Preventing Relapse in the Road to Recovery from Bulimia

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Rainy Road 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 [...]
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Undereating and Drinking: Avoiding “Drunkorexia”

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Group of Young Adults and their Corporeal Body “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 [...]
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Talking Back to The Internal Critic: CBT Skills

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Woman in glasses 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 [...]
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How to be a Positive Influence for Positive Body Image & Acceptance

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Woman celebrating long term recovery 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 [...]
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Comparing Online to In-Person Counseling for Eating Disorder Treatment

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African American Black Woman in LV Hat Blue Tank Top 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 [...]
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Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and Options for Treatment

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Young girl alone in park, face close up. Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, more easily referred to as ARFID, has existed for quite some time but was not referred to as such until the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness was released in its 5th edition in 2013. Researchers and professionals in the field considered what was missing in eating disorder diagnoses and created [...]
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Self-Soothing Painful Emotions in Eating Disorder Recovery

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Woman 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 [...]
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Assertive Communication in Binge Eating Disorder Recovery

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Lady working with therapist with Body Awareness Therapy Regardless of who you are, lack of effective communication is an opening for trouble. This trouble is compounded for those in recovery from Binge Eating Disorder (BED), as the effective and assertive communication of thoughts, feelings, and boundaries is key to coordinating continued treatment, support, and needs. Assertive Communication with Treatment Professionals Developing the ability to [...]
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Pandemic and Returning to Hybrid School Dealing with Social Anxiety

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Woman thinks about Effective Anorexia Treatment 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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