When working with families and individuals who are seeking treatment for an eating disorder, I try to dispel any blame that any of them may be feeling. Of course, no one can control another person’s feelings, but parents, for the most part will feel responsible for their child’s eating disorder in some way. A person …
Many times people who are suffering from an eating disorder will try to hide the obvious signs, but there are sometimes rituals or habits that might indicate that they have a problem. Often, eating is approached with a very specific order of behaviors. The plate may have to be turned a certain way, or it …
If you haven’t been following the mommy bloggers lately,or you live under a rock, you might have missed the latest online controversy – that of a dance recital video of seven year girls in rather skimpy outfits dancing to “Single Ladies.” The girls are good dancers, and my own nine year old thought it looked …
Weight loss pills may sound like a simple way to lose weight, however, one should be extremely careful before resorting to this “easy way out.” For one self-prescription should be avoided at all costs and second, one must understand the side-effects of these pills before taking them- • Do remember that diet pills should only …
I recently came acorss Dr. Sarah Pavin’s blog and love it – Sarah (pictured) is a physchologist in Florida who specialized in ED. In a blog post recently, she discusses an article in the International Journal of Eating Disorders entitled Managing the Chronic, Treatment-Resistant Patient with Anorexia Nervosa (Strober, 2004). The author, Michael Strober, seeks …
Yes, absolutely. Or, maybe not. It depends on who you ask. In the aftermath of actress Britney Murphy’s death (and weeks before toxicology reports will deliver a cause of death), it is interesting to hear MSNBC.com columnist Courtney Hazlett say that some magazines decided against running photos of her in December because she looked sick …
We’ve all heard of compulsive shoppers, right? The ones who buy just about anything without holding back. If you haven’t, watch a couple of episodes of Hoarders or Intervention and eventually,a compulsive shopper wlll pop up. What you don’t see very often are people who shop lots and then return everything. Apparently, in what must …
What does ‘set point’ really mean? If you consider that our metabolism automatically adjusts to either excess or insufficient available energy (calories), you can begin to understand how carefully our bodies are ‘tuned’ to protect a certain weight. Genetics and eating habits determine body size. If an adult does not try to manipulate their body …
Have you seen me lately? Have you looked at what a wreck my life is? There is very little that is working right now. And then I get a research study that tells me that if I started making the decision to be grateful, then I’d feel better – physically and emotionally. researchers found that …
If you cause physical harm to your body in order to deal with overwhelming feelings, know that you have nothing to be ashamed of. It’s likely that you’re keeping yourself alive and maintaining psychological integrity with the only tool you have right now. Many people who intentionally cut themselves share features that are in common …
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