High School Resources for Eating Disorder Sufferers

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Young woman smiling in sunlight High school-age students are especially vulnerable to body dissatisfaction and disordered eating, but what high school resources are available to help keep them from developing an eating disorder? One survey found that “1 in 4 girls and 1 in 10 boys reported at least 1 disordered eating or weight control symptom serious enough to warrant [...]
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Elite Athletes & Eating Disorder Recovery – 5 Tips for Teammates and Coaches

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Female Athletes and Anorexia in swimmers For elite athletes with eating disorders, the demands of competition are often compounded by expectations to be thinner, faster, stronger, or just generally in peak physical form for their sport. A message is sent to many athletes that this idealized body and weight (often inaccurately viewed as essential to top performance) is to be achieved [...]
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How to Take Care of Myself in a Relationship with an Eating Disorder Sufferer

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Spouse supporting spouse “You can’t take care of others unless you first take care of yourself.” It’s cliché, but it’s cliché for a reason. You have to take care of yourself in order to care for your relationship in eating disorder recovery. If we neglect ourselves, even with the best of intentions, our identities, careers, daily life, and relationships [...]
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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is Changing with the Times!

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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Body Positive Catwalk Image Contributor: Samantha Read at Eating Disorder Solutions The Victoria’s Secret fashion show has always received a large following with the beautiful women who walk the catwalk. However, in recent years, many individuals have condemned the restrictive lifestyles these women must endure to achieve a very unrealistic idea of “thinness and beauty” that perpetuates the low [...]
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Redefining Society’s View of Exercise for Mental Health

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Friends exercise with their fitness trackers Contributor: Kelly Soler, LCSW – Primary Therapist at Montecatini Weight stigma is a huge issue in this country. And while doctors are some of the worst offenders when it comes to this problem [1], there are some treatment providers that are unknowingly falling into this trap as well. In the field of eating disorders, where [...]
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How a Culture of Dieting Can Perpetuate Eating Disorders

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Brain and Eating Disorders Young Woman Eating A Salad Contributor: Staff at Treatment Placement Specialists In a society where it’s impossible to pass a bus stop without being reminded of the culture of dieting and the cultural significance we place on dieting and body image, there are two connections that nearly everyone regards as gospel. Gaining weight is bad. Losing weight is good. Flip [...]
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College Life: Why You Didn’t Grow Out of Your Eating Disorder

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Woman Dealing with Trauma with Self-Compassion Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Treatment Center Contrary to popular belief, eating disorders are not a fad or lifestyle choice. Oftentimes, body dissatisfaction and chronic dieting can reinforce eating disorder behaviors and lead to the development of an eating disorder. Unfortunately, as unbelievable as it may sound, we live in a society that actually promotes [...]
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5 Tips for Expressing Emotions in Eating Disorder Recovery

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Woman happy in recovery Expressing emotions in recovery from an eating disorder requires looking within and exploring your emotions. Eating disorders may seem like they are all about food or appearance, but they are not. Rather, concerns about food and appearance are most likely a way to cope with difficult or intense emotions. Tapping into your emotions, recognizing them, [...]
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