Monday, January 24, 2011

When An Eating Disorder Reappears


Congratulations you kicked your eating disorder to the curb! Sometimes however, in times of stress your eating disorder may resurface. Keep aware of your feelings and don't panic. This is part of recovery!

Ilissa

Carol was in her mid-thirties when she came to see me. "I had an eating disorder all through high school and college," she said. "But with the help of a terrific therapist I got a handle on it and I haven't binged for more than ten years." Recently, however, she had been overwhelmed by a desire to binge. "I want to eat everything in sight," she said. "I'm never satisfied, no matter how much I eat."

In therapy Carol had learned that both starving and binging were ways of managing difficult feelings. Read More...

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