While this is part 4 of the series on eating disorders (and other chronic mental health conditions) getting worse during the pandemic and how to work through turning things around if that is your experience right now, this is a standalone piece of a linchpin of recovery efforts of any kind: failure.
Read more“I only restricted food for a very short time”: Understanding why recovery takes so long.
Illusory superiority may impact your expectations of what your recovery process will look like and how long it will take. Developing flexible realism instead might help you navigate your time in recovery and improve your chance of practicing remission long term.
Read moreEating Disorder Recovery: But I Want To Save the Animals
Here are some ideas to contemplate if you feel conflicted about eating meat and yet are equally committed to a recovery effort from an eating disorder.
Read moreIntrusive Thoughts of Self-Harm in Eating Disorders
Intrusive thoughts of harming oneself are common to all of us. However, for anxious people (eating disorders being a type of anxiety disorder at its core), intrusive thoughts of self-harm create a cascade of distress and panic that can trigger a compulsive drive to follow-through on self-harm. Thankfully, several psychoeducational treatment approaches can help.
Read moreEating Disorder Chatter: How to Navigate the Constant Barrage.
When the inner voice is hijacked by all things eating disorder, you face an unending spewing misery of cruel self-talk. Here are some options for navigating the endless chatter.
Read moreBody Checking: Safety Behaviors In Recovery
There are numerous safety and avoidant behaviors that plague those with active eating disorders and body checking is a common, invasive and life-limiting example. Body checking doesn't just disappear as you enter recovery and it often worsens. So what are you supposed to do?
Read moreHunger Isn’t “Intuitive Eating” or a Growling Stomach
Confused about intuitive eating? Not sure why people with eating disorders can't eat intuitively? Then this post may help clear up some misconceptions.
Read moreJuggling Recovery, Financial Needs & Commitments
The importance of resting along with re-feeding and brain re-training (psychoeducational support) in recovery from an eating disorder is hard to reinforce when jobs and childcare are on your "to-do" lists.
Read moreEating Disorder Recovery and Schooling
Facing a relapse of an eating disorder and currently in university? Here are some things to consider if you're planning a recovery effort to get to remission.
Read moreHelp! My Jeans Don’t Fit & I’ll Never Stop Gaining
Mirrors, misery and meltdowns: clothes shopping in recovery from eating disorders.
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