Assumptions about Eating Disorder Behaviors Eating disorders are a choice In a short answer… No! In a longer, more detailed answer, still no, but because eating disorders are complex ,biopsychosocial illnesses, meaning that there are biological, psychological, and social-environmental factors that ALL contribute to developing an ED, personal choice not being one of them. For
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When you’re in recovery, you’re literally fighting battles EVERY DAY. And while messages about “acceptance” and “positivity” play important roles in the recovery process, they’re not always the best things to get you pumped up for BATTLE. So we’ve put together this list of recovery tools that take advantage of your inner bad-ass warrior.Heads up!!
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We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “What do you wish people knew about eating disorders?” Recovery is a difficult and long process (49%) It’s NOT about vanity, appearance, looks and
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We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “In your own opinion, what do you think are the root causes of your eating disorder?” Low self-esteem, lack of self-worth, poor self-image (34%)
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We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “What things do you find triggering for your eating disorder symptoms and relapses?” In this part of our survey, participants responded in an open-ended, qualitative
We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “Did professionals (therapist, doctor, psychologist, dietitian, etc.) do or say anything that was harmful towards recovery from your eating disorder?” Based on responses to
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We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “Did family members, friends, peers or other people do or say anything that was harmful towards recovery from your eating disorder (what things made
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We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “What was the most helpful thing a treatment professional (i.e. therapist, medical doctor, or dietitian) did to encourage your recovery?” As with the responses
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We asked a group of people in the eating disorder recovery community about what is most helpful and hurtful from their support group. The following are participants answers to the question: “What was the most helpful thing a family member, peer or other person did to encourage your recovery?” In our survey, participants responded in an
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What sort of interpersonal interactions are seen by people with eating disorders as being helpful? Which are perceived as harmful? We decided to find out. The SurveyWe created an online survey and invited people who had struggled with eating disorders to participate. Survey participants were asked questions such as “What is the most helpful thing
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