Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: An Effective Treatment For Eating Disorders 

In psychiatric-mental health, eating disorders are characterized by abnormal eating patterns that cause physiological changes and psychological distress. Women are the most commonly affected due to the pressures of attaining the “ideal body weight and appearance”; however, there are also incidences of men who were found to have eating disorders. It is not only through commercialism and social media that individuals are influenced to work hard to attain that most desired physical appearance.  

No one would choose to have an eating disorder. You wouldn’t make the choice to lose all of your friends because you can’t eat at restaurants, to exercise obsessively despite pain and injuries, or to binge eat until you feel like your stomach is going to burst. — Jennifer Rollin MSW, LCSW-C

 

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How To Help Someone With Eating Disorder

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One of the most common misconceptions about eating disorders is that people regard it as a lifestyle choice or a kind of diet. Well, this concept is entirely wrong. A person suffering from eating disorder is experiencing some irregular and weird eating habits. It is a mental illness that needs to be addressed as soon as possible. Otherwise, it can lead to more severe problems or complications in one’s health.

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Getting Help – How to Overcome an Eating Disorder

Assessing the Situation

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If you suspect that you may have an eating disorder, the first course of action should be to analyze your family’s past, your current mental state, and your attitude toward food. It’s extremely rare for an eating disorder to develop without some kind of risk factor. Eating disorders often run in families, so it’s important to remember that if a family member has an eating disorder, you may be at risk of one. In that same vein, you may have some kind of mental illness that the eating disorder has sprouted from. Mental disorders also often run in families. If you’ve already been diagnosed with some kind of anxiety disorder, depression, or mood disorder and you feel as though you’re developing an unhealthy relationship with food and eating, it may be time to visit your doctor.

In our weight-biased culture, when a fat person loses weight, it is almost always seen as a good thing. Even when that weight loss is caused by an eating disorder. — Alexis Conason Psy.D.

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