Posts tagged treatment
What Is the Difference Between Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating?

People often use the terms "eating disorders" and "disordered eating" interchangeably, but the two have significant differences. The fad wellness and starvation diets, weight loss programs, and fasting regimes that people participate in today make it difficult to differentiate these disordered eating patterns from eating disorders.

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What To Do When Self-Comparison Is Haunting You

Combat self-comparison haunting your thoughts. Learn strategies to navigate social triggers and focus on experiences over appearances for better mental health.

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Joyful Movement: Reimaging What Movement Means to You

Discover the liberating concept of joyful movement. Explore how to redefine your relationship with physical activity, finding pleasure and purpose.

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Unhelpful Thinking and How to Retrain your Brain

Learn to retrain your brain and overcome unhelpful thinking patterns. Discover how to recognize, challenge, and reframe negative thoughts for mental well-being.

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What is RO DBT?

RO DBT, or Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy that is often used in the treatment of eating disorders. RO DBT has been proven to help those with chronic depression, treatment-resistant anxiety, anorexia nervosa, and a spectrum of disorders characterized by excessive self-control. It is designed to help perfectionists, high achievers, and people who are negatively impacted by extreme control, otherwise identified as overcontrol, which is a common characteristic of eating disorders.

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Eating Disorder Treatment Levels

Recognizing and accepting that one is in need of treatment for their eating disorder is the most important step toward recovery. Despite its importance, coming to terms with the decision to seek treatment can, unfortunately, lead to a great deal of stress when looking into different programs, treatment professionals, and levels of care. When exploring treatment options for an eating disorder, it can be helpful to have a clear picture of what types of programs are available and the predominant factors for each level of treatment.

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