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25.01.2022 Eating Disorders have increased 25-50%. There is a very real problem with waiting periods blowing out to months because there are not enough Mental Health Practitioners trained in treating eating disorders. Help more people and bolster your private practice with our training in the EATFED Masterclass. Link in comments. https://amp-theage-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org//surge-in-eat

24.01.2022 Part 2 of the Eating Disorder Recovery Graph. Slowly your client may start to think they just need more willpower, or the programs wrong, or it’s the wrong job, or the wrong relationship. These feelings of doubt, anger, fear and despair are often touted as NEGATIVE are not what someone struggling with binge eating want to experience. I don’t want these horrible feelings inside me, so quick, lets try something else. (In the meantime, binge eating has increased to numb out a...nd calm down these ‘negative feelings). This is when A NEW IDEA pops into your client's mind. I must just need something different. "I need to find a new therapist". This is where people can get stuck in this cycle, for a long, long time - often never coming out of it and thinking that this is it. Just controlling and managing FOOD is their way of life. NOPE, that does not have to be the case. Let’s look more closely at this pain point - the critical choice - where they either continue, or start again. This point is so important, it is where someone chooses to take off and try another quick fix solution, or realise that some of what actually leads to their binge eating, already has to do with feelings that are unpleasant. And if they can work through these (with the right tools & help) then they can get off this cycle.

22.01.2022 We are giving away our E-Book on Helping Parents, Families and Loved Ones on Healing Eating Disorders. Link is in the comments.

20.01.2022 By the time people are wanting and willing to get help for binge eating they have often struggled for years. At first it may have appeared that the binge eating was about wanting to be a certain size, lose some weight, or a lack of willpower. Others say binge eating has to do with having low self-esteem or about control. We think there is a lot more that contributes to why someone binge eats. So let's look at the cycle that people get stuck in when trying to overcome binge ea...ting. Below is the first half of a graph we have devised as the Disordered Eating Recovery Curve. It is derived from graphs often used for business and entrepreneurs. For many people this new idea, pops into their head - this could be a new diet, exercise regime, a health retreat, moving/change locations, changing jobs or relationship; anything that is touted as destined to get them free from all their food hassles, or make them happy and so less likely to binge. At this point they are an uninformed optimist. Their mood begins to lift and they feel hopeful, that FINALLY, they have found the key to overcoming all of their problems. The uninformed optimist is hopeful that this is it. This is the way out! So they begin, starting the journey on the new diet, exercise, as time passes they find a new relationship (the amount of time differs for everyone- e.g. it could be daily, weekly, monthly or more), but the positive effects/changes of this initial idea are beginning to run low and feelings such as despair, doubt, anger and fear creep in. This is where they transition from the uninformed optimist, to the informed pessimist. Part 2 tomorrow. See more

17.01.2022 Family Rules There are some specific rules that are inherent in a family system where eating disorders present themselves. These frequently relate to rules about feelings and interpersonal communication. The overriding family rule is Do not feel, but there are others that are important too. Not all of these rules pertain to every family. They may have some and not others or, they may have all of them. Control You must always be in control of your feelings. You must never... show anger or sadness and above all never show you are disappointed. You must be in control of all your interactions and you must never do anything wrong or bad. Be Perfect Always do everything right. You will always be compared to everyone else and you will never measure up. The family lives under the threat of What will other people think? Blame Whenever things don’t turn out as planned blame yourself or someone else. Blame is used when we cannot control external circumstances. Power and Demands You will think, feel, perceive, desire and imagine everything the way we do. If you do not, then you will be shamed and ostracized from the family. Any new information is not welcome. We know everything we need to know. How we do things is the only way. Be Strong Do not talk about your real thoughts and feelings. Do not have needs and wants. If you do have them, do not express them. Don’t make mistakes Do not let anyone know you have made a mistake. Cover it up, because if you don’t you will leave yourself open to shame and humiliation. Unreliability Do not trust anyone. If you do not trust anyone then you will never be disappointed. These rules will not be written up anywhere in your client's house. They won’t be on a fridge magnet. They are passed on in families both unconsciously and consciously, generation after generation as the cycle of shame continues. Excerpt from To Eat or Not to Eat - Evonne Englezos & Sue Paton