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You are unlikely to cure eating
disorders with willpower alone.
You are not alone. We can help you.
Do you have an Eating Disorder?
Many people who attempt to cope with unpleasant feelings by eating,
or by avoiding eating, may be diagnosed as having an
eating disorder. Eating disorders can be deadly - some eating disorders
are associated with a 10-15% mortality rate and a 20-25% suicide rate. Anorexia,
bulimia and compulsive eating may sometimes be thought of as slow suicide.
Eating habits appear to reflect family relationships and lifestyle.
Although each situation is unique, our coaching can probably help you resolve
unpleasant feelings and emotions that motivate unhealthy eating habits. You
can remain unique and be attractive, confident and healthy. We help motivated
adults find solutions
for the emotional issues that almost always underlie eating disorders.
Do you react to stress by overeating, purging or dieting?
This may be related to guilt, depression,
codependence, identity
loss or relationship bonds etc. Do you try to fill
an existential emptiness with food? Eating disorders often
express what you cannot express in other ways. Some serious eating disorders are:
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Compulsive Overeating.
Possible Treatments
- Hospital, if your physical condition is
extreme
- Nutritional counseling can help you design healthy
meals
- We can help you manage your
relationships and emotions
- Individual coaching can help you find healthy
ways of managing your life
- Psychiatric medication may help you manage clinical depression
or
chronic anxiety
Our Coaching
We can help you to shift the balance of your life in
your desired direction. We can help you set your agenda,
choose your goals, and provide the material for your changework.
We can help you ...
- end inner conflict
- improve your relationships
- end relationship entanglements
- choose and clarify your life goals
- recover and align with your sense of life
- dissolve relationship bonds, abuse and trauma
- dissolve toxic mentorship (therapy
damage) and find inspiration
Anorexia, Bulimia & Compulsive Overeating
Eating disorders are often indicated by:
- You cannot stop eating
- You vomit after binge-eating
- You eat even when you are full
- You are afraid of becoming fat or thin
- You avoid eating even if you are hungry
- You are abnormally overweight or underweight
Anorexia Nervosa & Starvation
If you want to be thin, you may go to extreme
measures. You may limit yourself to an extremely restricted diet and
use other extreme methods of weight loss. Medical symptoms associated
with anorexia include emaciation, slow pulse, kidney problems and
digestive problems. Here are some symptoms of anorexia nervosa:
1. You avoid eating
- You deny or suppress feeling hungry
- You avoid social meetings that involve food
- You eat insufficient food for your health
2. Your body has a very low weight
- You feel fat although people tell you that you
are thin
- You cannot maintain a healthy weight for your
age and height
- You deny the serious consequences of low
body weight
3. You obsess about dieting and weight loss
- You fear gaining weight or being fat
- You weigh yourself several times a day
- You are obsessed with exercise
Relationship issues associated with anorexia
include a despair or guilt about a traumatic death of a close relative or about
the end of a partnership.
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my sister was murdered I couldn't make myself eat. I missed her so much
... I felt like part of me died with her ... I held her in my heart. You
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Bulimia Nervosa & Binge Eating
If you are trying to cope with unpleasant feelings,
you may binge eat and then vomit in an addictive cycle. Your food binges
may be with sweet and/or high fat foods. You may eat impulsively, and
not with other people. Your obsession may be triggered by distress, relationship
problems, boredom, prolonged dieting, or dissatisfaction with your body.
Binge eating may temporarily numb your unpleasant
feelings, but you may then feel some sort of failure or shame about your
loss of control. You may find a way to vomit directly after your binge.
Some potential medical complications of bulimia
include cardiac arrhythmia, esophageal tears, electrolyte imbalance and
gastrointestinal problems. In other words - bad news for your body.
Are you caught in a cycle of binge eating and
depression? Do you use food to cope with uncomfortable feelings or to to
numb all that is going on around you? See
complex conflict (transcript)
Compulsive Eating
Do you eat in an attempt to control depression or anxiety? Do
you eat to try an fill a feeling of emptiness? Perhaps you eat to forget relationship
problems or to try an alleviate boredom? There are better solutions
... once you recognize the causes.
Compulsive eating may temporarily relieve unpleasant
feelings, but your relief may be followed by feelings of guilt, shame and
depression. You may constantly struggle and yet be unhappy with your weight.
You try each new diet hoping that it can cure your emotional compulsion.
You may lose some weight temporarily, but you will probably
regain your lost weight - and maybe more.
You may eat normally with others and overeat in private
later. You may overeat late at night or in fast food restaurants. You may
have hidden secret supplies of junk food
around your home or office.
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I was always hungry. I just couldn't
stop eating. I failed every diet. Eating was the only way I could stop
feeling empty ... I was very overweight. You helped me find
myself again ... now I am full of me and I'm looking good ... now I eat to
live!
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Medical complications from compulsive eating include
diabetes, hypertension and heart problems.
Some people try extreme remedies for this conflict by having their jaws wired to
prevent eating or parts of their intestines removed to prevent digestion.
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