Long-Term Recovery from Eating Disorders
An eating disorder develops over time -- sometimes many years. It can take years to recover as well, often with many setbacks. Learn what to expect and what you can do to ensure the best chance of recovery
Insurance and Eating Disorders - Your Stories of Using Insurance for …
Getting insurance reimbursement has long been a huge hurdle to treatment of eating disorders. But there may be help on the way. How have you succeeded in using insurance, and how has insurance blocked you from the help you need?
Getting insurance reimbursement has long been a huge hurdle to treatment of eating disorders. But there may be help on the way. How have you succeeded in using insurance, and how has insurance blocked you from the help you need?
Why Is Eating From the Container Disordered Eating?
Is eating from the ice cream container a comfortable ritual, or something else? Depends on your vulnerabilities. Eating from the container is a component of disordered eating that can reinforce chronic eating problems in some.
Is eating from the ice cream container a comfortable ritual, or something else? Depends on your vulnerabilities. Eating from the container is a component of disordered eating that can reinforce chronic eating problems in some.
What's Wrong With Eating Standing Up?
Many of us resort to eating while standing up just to get through the day. Harmless? Maybe. And it also may have something to do with disordered eating.
Many of us resort to eating while standing up just to get through the day. Harmless? Maybe. And it also may have something to do with disordered eating.
Health at Every Size May Challenge Your Doctor
Health at Every Size is a notion that recognizes that the vast majority of diets fail. But if weight loss isn't the first goal, what to do? Health at Every Size changes perspectives and offers new paths to fulfillment that dieting cannot.
Health at Every Size is a notion that recognizes that the vast majority of diets fail. But if weight loss isn't the first goal, what to do? Health at Every Size changes perspectives and offers new paths to fulfillment that dieting cannot.
Treat Your Body Well
If you have an eating disorder, the idea of treating your body with kindness can seem foreign. There are specific ways, though, that you can treat your body well that don't involve food.
If you have an eating disorder, the idea of treating your body with kindness can seem foreign. There are specific ways, though, that you can treat your body well that don't involve food.
Surviving Thanksgiving With an Eating Disorder
You know the Thanksgiving drill, and your eating disorder makes it more frightening. It's an emotional challenge, but you can survive Thanksgiving without letting the eating disorder take control.
You know the Thanksgiving drill, and your eating disorder makes it more frightening. It's an emotional challenge, but you can survive Thanksgiving without letting the eating disorder take control.
Eating Disorders and Insurance
You have an eating disorder, or perhaps your child does, and you want to use your health insurance for treatment. Surprise! The coverage is weak, if it exists at all. Why don't insurance providers cover eating disorders? And what can you do about it?
You have an eating disorder, or perhaps your child does, and you want to use your health insurance for treatment. Surprise! The coverage is weak, if it exists at all. Why don't insurance providers cover eating disorders? And what can you do about it?
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anorexia After Weight Gain
Anorexia nervosa has been somewhat resistant to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), but a study has now looked at the effectiveness of CBT as a maintenance treatment once a person's weight has been restored.
Anorexia nervosa has been somewhat resistant to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), but a study has now looked at the effectiveness of CBT as a maintenance treatment once a person's weight has been restored.
The Abusive Relationship: Why It's Hard to Give Up an Eating Disorder
Getting out of an abusive relationship is difficult, and so is recovering from an eating disorder. The similarities don't stop there. In fact, eating disorders enter into abusive relationships with those who have them.
Getting out of an abusive relationship is difficult, and so is recovering from an eating disorder. The similarities don't stop there. In fact, eating disorders enter into abusive relationships with those who have them.
Defining Recovery from Anorexia
When seeking treatment for anorexia, many providers will publish their recovery rates, but what does recovery from anorexia really mean?
When seeking treatment for anorexia, many providers will publish their recovery rates, but what does recovery from anorexia really mean?
A Mother's Day Gift That Keeps Giving
Most mother's day gifts fade, but could you provide a gift that lasts? When food and eating are issues for you, a conversation with or letter to your mother could be a gift for her and also a gift for you.
Most mother's day gifts fade, but could you provide a gift that lasts? When food and eating are issues for you, a conversation with or letter to your mother could be a gift for her and also a gift for you.
Spirituality and Healing for Eating Disorders
Applying spirituality in healing eating disorders demonstrates that spirituality is capable of helping to move mountains. Eating disorders are often difficult to treat. This interview shows how spirituality contributed to one person's healing.
Applying spirituality in healing eating disorders demonstrates that spirituality is capable of helping to move mountains. Eating disorders are often difficult to treat. This interview shows how spirituality contributed to one person's healing.
The Psychology of Eating Disorders: Stress Relief and Control of Emotions
A common theory of the psychology of eating disorders is that they help to relieve stress (despite the stress they cause). How do eating disorders accomplish this while harming those who seek relief?
A common theory of the psychology of eating disorders is that they help to relieve stress (despite the stress they cause). How do eating disorders accomplish this while harming those who seek relief?
To Stop Binge Eating, Learn What You're Missing
We think of binge eating (or compulsive overeating) as gluttonous, wasteful, and indulgent, but to stop binge eating, it's more helpful to recognize where it deprives a person of core desires. Binge eating's numbness takes away the ability to pursue genuine wants and needs.
We think of binge eating (or compulsive overeating) as gluttonous, wasteful, and indulgent, but to stop binge eating, it's more helpful to recognize where it deprives a person of core desires. Binge eating's numbness takes away the ability to pursue genuine wants and needs.
Relapse in Eating Disorders
Relapse in eating disorders is relatively common. It is not the end of recovery, however, for those who choose to move forward. Knowing what leads to eating disorder relapse and how to bounce back from it are powerful tools.
Relapse in eating disorders is relatively common. It is not the end of recovery, however, for those who choose to move forward. Knowing what leads to eating disorder relapse and how to bounce back from it are powerful tools.
How to Help Someone With an Eating Disorder
It can be difficult to help a family member or friend with an eating disorder. What we want to do to help can sometimes be harmful. Helping someone with an eating disorder requires patience, persistence, and knowledge of your limitations.
It can be difficult to help a family member or friend with an eating disorder. What we want to do to help can sometimes be harmful. Helping someone with an eating disorder requires patience, persistence, and knowledge of your limitations.
A Different Guide to Healthy Eating
We're all looking for a guide to eating in more healthy ways. But what does "healthy" mean? Here's an approach you won't find on weight loss ads.
We're all looking for a guide to eating in more healthy ways. But what does "healthy" mean? Here's an approach you won't find on weight loss ads.
The Summer Body Image Letdown
Summer is no picnic when you believe your body image is poor. But is going on that crash diet the answer? How do you enter into summer with confidence, even without a perfect body image?
Summer is no picnic when you believe your body image is poor. But is going on that crash diet the answer? How do you enter into summer with confidence, even without a perfect body image?
Recovering Together in Groups
Recovery can feel lonely, but a genuine recovery will involve others who provide support and encouragement when things don't go as planned.
Recovery can feel lonely, but a genuine recovery will involve others who provide support and encouragement when things don't go as planned.
New Year's Resolutions That You (and Your Body) Can Handle
Are there other New Year's resolutions for eating well besides "eat more of this" and "don't eat any more of that"? New Year's resolutions have a reputation for being abandoned. Why not set some you can keep?
Are there other New Year's resolutions for eating well besides "eat more of this" and "don't eat any more of that"? New Year's resolutions have a reputation for being abandoned. Why not set some you can keep?
Dealing With Christmas With an Eating Disorder
Christmas and eating disorders -- not the most friendly mix. Much of the stress of Christmas comes from feeling out of control, which is especially hard with an eating disorder. Here's how to get some back.
Christmas and eating disorders -- not the most friendly mix. Much of the stress of Christmas comes from feeling out of control, which is especially hard with an eating disorder. Here's how to get some back.
Handling Eating Disorders on Halloween
Halloween and eating disorders aren't much fun together. With its emphasis on foods that make it easy to binge, Halloween presents a unique challenge. But it's an obstacle that doesn't have to ruin your self-image. Use the day to your advantage.
Halloween and eating disorders aren't much fun together. With its emphasis on foods that make it easy to binge, Halloween presents a unique challenge. But it's an obstacle that doesn't have to ruin your self-image. Use the day to your advantage.
Ways to Celebrate When Your Partner Has an Eating Disorder
If someone special to you has an eating disorder, it can be hard to celebrate holidays, birthdays, and other occasions. But you still have choices that can spice up the day.
If someone special to you has an eating disorder, it can be hard to celebrate holidays, birthdays, and other occasions. But you still have choices that can spice up the day.
Ways to Handle Valentine's Day With an Eating Disorder
For those with eating disorders, Valentine's Day is just as hard as other holidays, because it often involves food. But Valentine's Day is unique in that it also celebrates relationships. That can make it even harder for someone with an eating disorder.
For those with eating disorders, Valentine's Day is just as hard as other holidays, because it often involves food. But Valentine's Day is unique in that it also celebrates relationships. That can make it even harder for someone with an eating disorder.
Preventing a Relapse
Though relapses are common, there are a number of steps you can take to guard against them and, if necessary, overcome them.
Though relapses are common, there are a number of steps you can take to guard against them and, if necessary, overcome them.
Recovery for Multiple Addictions
Some see eating disorders as addictions due to the compulsive behavior involved. Looking at things through the lens of an addiction perspective sheds a unique light on what it means to be in long-term recovery.
Some see eating disorders as addictions due to the compulsive behavior involved. Looking at things through the lens of an addiction perspective sheds a unique light on what it means to be in long-term recovery.