Eating Disorders: Growth And Healing Methods For Individuals With Eating Disorders

By ASHTON ORIAN

Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses defined by a wide range of abnormalities in how one relates to food, one's weight, and one's perception of one's physical appearance.
A fixation on eating less and a skewed view of one's physical appearance are common features of these disorders. Although various described and unspecified feeding and eating disorders are recognized by mental health specialists, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder are the three most common kinds of eating disorders.
- People with anorexia nervosa are terrified of gaining weight, despite the fact that they are dangerously thin. They may drastically limit their calorie intake, exercise excessively, or participate in other behaviours to avoid gaining weight. People with anorexia often have a skewed perception of their own bodies, thinking they are overweight despite being dangerously underweight.
- Recurrent binge eating episodes are followed by compensatory behaviours such as vomiting, exercising excessively, or the usage of laxatives or diuretics in those who suffer from bulimia nervosa. In contrast to anorexia, those who suffer from bulimia may appear to be of normal weight, but they are obsessed with their appearance.
- Recurrent episodes of eating excessive amounts of food in a short time frame, combined by a feeling of helplessness and shame or guilt, characterize binge eating disorder. Individuals with binge eating disorder are typically overweight or obese because they do not engage in compensatory behaviours to prevent weight gain, in contrast to those with bulimia.
Biological, psychological, and social and cultural variables are all possible contributors to the emergence of an eating disorder. Anorexia can have multiple causes, including genetics, neurobiology, personality traits, low self-esteem, perfectionism, and cultural demands on weight and attractiveness. Stressful life events, such abuse or bullying, may also play a role in the onset of an eating disorder.
It cannot be overstated how dangerous eating disorders may be to one's health. Malnutrition, electrolyte imbalances, cardiac difficulties, gastrointestinal troubles, sadness, anxiety, and social isolation are just some of the physical and mental effects they can have.
Medical, dietary, and psychological therapies are routinely used in the treatment of eating disorders. Treatment may involve multiple types of talk therapy working together, such as CBT, IPT, and FBT (family-based and interpersonal, respectively). Medication is sometimes recommended for the treatment of mental health issues that occur together.
It is vital to get help from healthcare professionals or specialist eating disorder treatment centres if you or someone you know is battling with an eating disorder. If caught and treated early on, a patient has a much better chance of making a full recovery.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CG8DNPPH
• ISBN13: 9798858469940
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"