Clients, family, and even outside providers are often frustrated by the length of time clients are in active treatment for an eating disorder. While we all wish this was a sprint to the finish line, the truth is this is a marathon. It takes months, years, and even a lifetime to recover from diseases like […]
The Connection Between Overworking and Overeating
Work-life imbalance and unhealthy coping is common. For those without a healthy work-life balance, emotional eating often becomes a negative coping strategy. “Today sucked! What’s in the fridge?” “I can’t believe I’ve got to work all weekend yet again. I need a 7-11 run!” What starts out as eating to dial down the tension may […]
What Keeps You From Getting Help For Binge Eating Disorder
What keeps you from getting help for binge eating disorder - It’s too much to deal with right now What keeps individuals from seeking treatment beyond shame and guilt for having a disorder and the stigma of living in a larger body? Plain and simple, it’s not being able to face the fear of what […]
What keeps you from getting help for binge eating disorder - Shame and guilt
We all wish we had more control. Control over our decision making, and control over our bodies. For those with binge eating disorder, the core issues is a loss of control around food. And the result is that person feels intense guilt and shame. “I should be able to stop eating!” “I’m such a loser […]
What keeps you from getting help for binge eating disorder - Stigma
Ours is a fat-phobic society. We can’t deny it. Researchers on public health issues find that individuals deemed overweight or obese are thought to be lazy, weak-willed, unsuccessful, unintelligent, lack self-discipline, have poor willpower, and are noncompliant with weight-loss treatment. These stereotypes give way to stigma, prejudice, and discrimination against those living in larger bodies […]
Anticipating the binge
Binge eating is a big part of more than just binge eating disorder. Bulimia consists of binge eating prior to purging, and is also a major component of anorexia nervosa binge/purge type. We’ve tried for countless years to understand what is so reinforcing about binge eating despite the significant negative consequences. Unlike acts of addiction, […]
The power of relationship in recovery from bulimia & binge eating
“What will it take for me to stop bingeing?” It’s a common question those who come to The Body Image Therapy Center pose to us. Many have tried diet after diet thinking it will end the obsession or abuse of food, but it only leads to more binge eating and for many the additional behavior […]
Binge Eating Disorder Where You’d Least Expect It
Though Binge Eating Disorder (BED) was just categorized as an eating disorder in 2013, it is more common in the U.S. than anorexia and bulimia combined, with considerable evidence it is three times as prevalent. Maybe you have a mental picture of who suffers from BED: the “headless fatty” [showing obese bellies and lower body […]
BED and the male experience
I’m heading home right now after attending the Binge Eating Disorder Association Conference in Hollywood, FL. There were some good programs, inspired speakers, and a lot of good camaraderie. What continues to be missed is the experience of males with BED. I spent much of the time in meeting rooms educating colleagues and advocates alike […]
Transgender stories
Sexuality and gender identification one of the most intimate self-exploratory journeys a person can go through. It’s challenging enough for the average teen to deal with your changing pubertal body, changing voice, boys and girls no longer having cooties, raging hormones, unexplainable feelings and mood swings, etc. Now image adding the extra element of trying […]