To the Mother of a Daughter with an Eating Disorder
You remember holding your child, kissing her, cuddling her, whispering, “I love you.” You remember her running through the grass, laughing, with a constant smile on her face. You remember what it used to be like before ED (Eating disorder) came into her life.
Writing this I am almost tempted to say that ED is like a really bad boyfriend your daughter has. He’s powerful, manipulating, pervasive, and destructive. He has all the wrong intentions. He doesn’t know when to back off, stop abusing her, or telling her lies.
Everyday is a battle — you watch her struggle to get dressed, fight with her own body,...
Source: World of Psychology - March 19, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marianne Riley Tags: Anorexia Binge Eating Bulimia Eating Disorders Mental Health and Wellness Parenting Self-Esteem Bingeing Body dysmorphia Body Image bullying Disordered Eating Self Care Source Type: blogs
Weight loss that works: A true story
Many people struggle with being overweight, or even obese. It’s a common topic at office visits. As a doctor, I know that excess weight is associated with potentially serious health conditions — high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol — not to mention sleep apnea, fatty liver disease, and back and knee problems, among other things. Patients may also worry about their appearance.
Whether a patient is at risk for medical problems due to being overweight, or if it’s a personal health goal, then it’s my job to provide counseling.
In my experience, most patients consider weight loss drugs or surger...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Exercise and Fitness Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
February 26th - March 4th isNational Eating Disorders Awareness Week in the United States.Eating disorders result from an interplay of genetic, social and psychological factors. Some of the most common symptoms involve self-critical beliefs, negative feelings about one ' s body weight, conflictual thoughts about food, and eating habits that disrupt normal body functioning.Eating Disorders can range from mild, moderate to severe - and interfere with daily life activities. Types of Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa - Essentially self-starvation, this disorder involves a refusal to maintain a minimally normal b...
Source: Dr. Deborah Serani - February 16, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: awareness days eating disorders Source Type: blogs
Pickles, Mustard & Diet Coke: Self-Talk in Eating Disorder Recovery
Oh…and shirataki noodles. Anyway…
I am a recovering anorexic. Well… most of the time. Sometimes I’m just “anorexic.” (Relapse is part of recovery, right??)
Regardless of how “evolved” I may be now, nearly every comment made about my physical appearance, or my intake, or my weight… cuts through me like a knife. People think that they are being kind, but they don’t hear their words through the same ED filter that I do.
He says: “But you look so much HEALTHIER now,” I hear: “You’ve put on weight. You’re fat.”
She says: “It’s different this time, because you don’t...
Source: World of Psychology - January 12, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Liz Briggs Tags: Anorexia Anxiety and Panic Binge Eating Bulimia Eating Disorders Health-related Personal Recovery Self-Help Bingeing calorie-counting dieting Mindful Eating Nutrition Purging restricting Weight Gain Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Braving the Binge
It is 2 AM. The apartment is still. Empty jars of peanut butter, quarts of ice cream, and entire boxes of granola bars. Gone. Hundreds to thousands of calories consumed in just minutes. A food spread of shame. Of procrastination. Of emptiness. Of I don’t know what. Fast forward to the next day. On the outside, you see a petite girl whose joyous, whose positive, whose present. On the inside: severe stomach pains, body aches, chest discomfort. And those are just the physical effects. I am drained. I am disgusted. I am trapped. Cycles of isolation feeding isolation. Literally.
Who am I? I am an artist, a city girl, an almo...
Source: World of Psychology - January 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Madeleine Rachel Tags: Anorexia Binge Eating Bulimia Eating Disorders New Year's Personal Self-Esteem Bingeing Body Image Low Self Esteem self-compassion self-worth Source Type: blogs
Don ’t Worry, We’re All Broken
A quick reminder that as of December 31st ‘Aligning With Your Core Values’ will no longer be available.
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You can also request a copy of ‘How To Be Rich and Happy’ into the bargain!
Now over to Mr Rob Collins who has supplied me with what may very well be the last guest post I run as I plan on a break from running any in 2017.
Don’t Worry,We’re All Broken
No matter how long you’ve been learning...
Source: A Daring Adventure - December 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tim Brownson Tags: Guest Posts Source Type: blogs
Best of Our Blogs: October 4, 2016
We are different and suffer from individual challenges. Yet we pull from the same well of humanity that makes us vulnerable to similar things.
We have basic needs like food, air and water. And we have a shared desire for connection, love, and validation.
Within each of us is a calling to give and receive, be seen, as well as heard.
If you strip away our class, race, and culture, we are at our core vulnerable beings.
We spend the beginning our lives being taught to hide that fact and adulthood struggling to rediscover who we are and what we truly feel.
Every time I felt alone in my suffering, all I needed to do was reach ou...
Source: World of Psychology - October 4, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs attention Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Binge Eating Building Relationship Skills Childhood Trauma Cognitive Behavioral Therapy dieting Emotional Neglect Mindful Eating Mindless Eating Scapegoat Source Type: blogs
Why Self-Care is Essential
Most of us will suffer from depression at some point. It could be triggered by a traumatic event, such as a relationship breakup, the death of a loved one or the loss of a job. Or it could take the form of experiencing a gradual decline in your enjoyment of life, and a general feeling that things will never get better.
When we sink into the black hole of depression, it can sometimes be hard to get out again. Our waking life may seem so bleak that we seek refuge in sleeping in late and staying in bed all day. But the more we give in to the dark side of depression, the harder it can be to overcome it. Being severely depresse...
Source: World of Psychology - September 18, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rachel Lee Tags: Depression Disorders General Psychology Psychotherapy Emotion Feeling Loneliness Suffering Suicide Source Type: blogs
Stop Beating Yourself Up: 8 Tips to Overcoming Remorse
Endlessly revisiting what happened in the past, beating yourself up for the bad things that you’ve done won’t change anything. It certainly won’t make the events or actions go away. Yet the pattern of wallowing in remorse, guilt, shame and self-loathing doesn’t have to continue. Here are some tips on overcoming remorse that may help.
1. Work on becoming healthier.
Flooded with toxic thoughts and emotions takes a toll on your body. Before you can begin to heal from the effects of remorse, you need to take action to restore your health. If you used drugs and alcohol as a crutch to deal with the pain, these also contr...
Source: World of Psychology - August 18, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Suzanne Kane Tags: Addiction Binge Eating Creativity Habits Happiness Recovery Self-Esteem Self-Help Spirituality Treatment Coping Skills Guilt Negativity Optimism Remorse Self Discovery Self Loathing Shame Substance Abuse toxic shame Source Type: blogs
Surprising Facts about Willpower & Self-Control
(Source: World of Psychology)
Source: World of Psychology - July 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Addiction Binge Eating Brain and Behavior Eating Disorders Personal Psychology Random Brain Bits Diet dieting Resilience Resolve Self Control Self Discipline Temptation Willpower Source Type: blogs
Surprising Facts about Willpower & Self-Control
(Source: World of Psychology)
Source: World of Psychology - July 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Addiction Binge Eating Brain and Behavior Eating Disorders Personal Psychology Random Brain Bits Diet dieting Resilience Resolve Self Control Self Discipline Temptation Willpower Source Type: blogs
Shire's Hired Gun to Defend Its Binge Eating Disorder Screener at APA Annual Meeting
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Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - May 13, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: B.E.D. Binge Eating Shire Symptom Quiz Vyvanse Source Type: blogs
Shire's Hired Gun to Defend Its Binge Eating Disorder Screener at APA Annual Meeting
Shire's B.E.D. symptom checklist, IMHO, is a perfect aid for people who wish to abuse a dangerous Schedule II controlled stimulant. According to my more or less truthful answers to the screener, I may suffer from B.E.D. and be able to convince my doc to prescribe me Vyvanse. I suggested that Shire remove this tool from its website to prevent possible abuse of this medication ("How Virtually Anyone Can Get an Rx for Amphetamine... Sorry, I Meant to Say Vyvanse"), but now I see Shire wants to "prove" to the medical community that this bogus test has value in clinical practice! Click on "Read ...
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - May 13, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: B.E.D. Binge Eating Shire Symptom Quiz Vyvanse Source Type: blogs
You might be a Wheat Belly when . . .
Alright: Stifle your guffaws, because this is serious stuff.
We all know that consumption of modern wheat and grains is associated with an astounding list of health problems, such as acid reflux, joint pains, behavioral and learning difficulties in children with ADHD and autism, depression, eating disorders like bulimia and binge eating, diabetes and pre-diabetes, and on and on. But the signature abnormality, the one clear-cut red flag on the surface: the infamous wheat belly, the probuterant “love handles” or “muffin top” that hints at underlying visceral fat, a hotbed of inflammation.
So how might John or Mary Q....
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 7, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten grains health Inflammation Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Alana freed from her “big, fat bulimic life” by Wheat Belly
Alana shared this instructive story of finally being freed from food binging/bulimia by living the Wheat Belly lifestyle:
“Restored, Renewed and Illuminating!
“At age 16 I was chubby, self-conscious, and began my 30+ year adventure of my big, fat bulimic life.
“I used binging and purging as a way to have my cake and eat it too, and it worked! I lost weight, looked great and loved my delusional life. I tried so many times over the years to get help and recover. Unfortunately, everything I tried failed. Therapist, diet pills, even my son’s Adderall. Finally, at age 50 I said no more purging, which too...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 5, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories appetite binging bulimia eating disorders gluten grains Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
