What are Eating Disorders?
Eating disorders go far beyond a mere lifestyle choice. They are complex, biologically-influenced medical and mental illnesses that require professional attention and care. Obsessions with food, body weight, and shape may be signs of an eating disorder. These disorders can affect a person’s physical, as well as mental and emotional wellbeing. In some cases, eating disorders can even be life-threatening, but the good news is that they can be treated!
What are Restrictive Eating Disorders and Under-eating?
Have you ever felt trapped in a never-ending cycle of scrutinizing and obsessing over every morsel of food you eat?
Perhaps you’ve been told that you’re not nourishing yourself enough. Maybe you’ve experienced the guilt of overeating, leading to a drastic reduction in your food intake for days on end.
It’s possible that you find yourself limiting portions in a way that others would consider excessive, or you feel an overwhelming compulsion to maintain an excessively “clean” and “healthy” diet!
These struggles can be characteristic of restrictive eating disorders, such as Anorexia Nervosa, and they can have significant detrimental effects on both your physical and mental well-being.
Restrictive eating disorders, like Anorexia Nervosa, can lead to nutritional deficiencies including anemia, hypoglycemia, fatigue, decreased energy muscle weakness, as well as depression and feelings of anxiety due to the constant preoccupation with food, weight, and body image!
What are Binge Eating, Compulsive Eating and Emotional Eating?
Have you ever found yourself in an anxiety-provoking or stressful situation, and sought comfort by eating in a whole tray of freshly baked cookies or you indulged in more than your fair share of a favorite greasy takeout food?
Perhaps you’ve been battling with uncontrollable eating for a while now and you’ve attempted to “fix it” by following the latest diet plans from social media fitness influencers, only to find yourself starving later that night and devouring an entire bag of Oreo cookies in one sitting, without being able to stop!
Who is at Risk for Eating Disorders?
Eating disorders are not picky (no pun intended)! They can affect people of all ages, races ethnicities, backgrounds, body weights, body types or genders!
Although eating disorders often appear during an individual’s adolescent (teenage) years or young adulthood, they may also develop during childhood or later in life (40 years and older).
People with eating disorders may appear “healthy,” yet be extremely ill. The exact cause of eating disorders is not fully understood, but research suggests a combination of genetic, biological, behavioral, psychological, and social factors can raise a person’s risk.
Your Solution for Eating Disorders in Greensboro North Carolina!
No matter the type of eating disorder you are experiencing, The Mindfulness Space is here to help you regain control over your life and find harmony with food and emotional well-being through the proven power of psychotherapy!
Stefanie Lawson is a licensed therapist with over 7 years of clinical expertise and owner of The Mindfulness Space Therapy in Greensboro North Carolina! Stefanie uses a comprehensive and holistic approach to therapy that will help you to unravel the underlying causes of your distressful eating patterns.
Through a combination of cognitive, behavioral, mindfulness and somatic (body) based therapeutic approaches, Stefanie will help you break free from the hold that food has over your life!
Imagine a life where food no longer controls you, where you have the power to make conscious choices that nourish both your body and your soul. Picture a future where emotional distress no longer drives you towards unhealthy eating habits, but where you find healthier ways to address and process your pain using therapy!
Schedule a free 30 minute consultation call with Stefanie today to learn how The Mindfulness Space can support you!
Want to learn more? Read Eating Disorders 101: What is Anorexia Nervosa? and Eating Disorder 101: What is Bulimia Nervosa?
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