Is Exercise Possible in ED Treatment and Recovery

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Woman in the sunset enjoying exercise In most eating disorder treatment settings, exercise is often discussed. Being able to learn how to maintain healthy exercise, while practicing recovery can be challenging. Often many cognitive and emotional struggles still exist as the client is learning how to incorporate working out into their recovery goals. Exercise is a Tool Often, exercise can be [...]
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Eating Disorder Recovery Dealing with Self Harm and Shame

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Woman upset with her dental issues during eating disorder Self-harm and shame tend to go hand-in-hand for many individuals who also have an eating disorder. Self-injury can be described as hurting oneself on purpose and deliberately. Individuals self-harm for various reasons, but often to reduce emotional pain of a past or current trauma, unwanted negative thoughts that are common with an underlying mental illness [...]
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Eating Disorder Relapse Prevention

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James "Buck" Ryan James “Buck” Runyan, MS, MFT, LPC, CEDS, F.iaedp Eating Disorder Hope: Good afternoon everyone! Welcome to our Eating Disorder Hope Twitter Chat! Eating Disorder Hope: Today, we are featuring our special guest, James Runyan, Executive Director of Remuda Ranch at the Meadows. Eating Disorder Hope: We will be tweeting with James about Eating Disorder Relapse [...]
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder: What to Do When the Mirror Lies

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Woman standing by river with Body Dysmorphic Disorder Body Dysmorphic Disorder or BDD is a disorder that develops from poor self-esteem, distorted body image, and a slowly developing obsession with one or more aspects of the body that the person feels is flawed or distorted in some way. Often those with BDD will spend hours daily looking at, thinking about, and obsessing over [...]
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How to Reverse Dental Damage Caused by Bulimia Nervosa

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Celebrating Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by an individual binging on more food than is typical within a discrete period of time and then using compensatory behaviors to rid the body of calories consumed. One of the most common compensatory behaviors is purging calories through vomiting. Vomiting is actually a survival mechanism of the [...]
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Recognizing Eating Disorders in Veterans with PTSD

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Woman veteran playing with little girl Eating disorders are serious diseases that affect both body and mind. An eating disorder can be anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder. Regardless of the eating disorder individuals will often feel shame, guilt, embarrassment about their disorder and keep it as secretive as possible. A VA-funded study that looked at female veterans of [...]
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How Often do Eating Disorders & Addiction Co-Occur in Teens?

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teenager relapsing into Bulimia and standing on a hill Eating disorders and addictions tend to be commonly associated. In addition to addictive behaviors, compulsive eating patterns have been associated with high-risk substance abuse [1]. Some sufferers turn to alcohol and substances to manage and cope with overwhelming thoughts and emotions. According to the Eating Disorders Coalition, over 90% of those suffering from an eating [...]
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