Eating Disorder/Disordered Eating Support
Struggling with your relationship with food? Whether it’s feeling out of control around eating, skipping meals, or obsessing over your body shape and weight, these behaviors can signify issues beyond simple dietary choices. Disordered eating encompasses a spectrum of unhealthy eating behaviors that, while not always meeting the clinical criteria for an eating disorder, share many similar traits and can have serious impacts on your life.
Disordered eating can include behaviors such as persistent dieting, obsessive calorie counting, rigid meal skipping, and intense feelings of anxiety, guilt, or shame around eating. These behaviors may not initially present with the extreme symptoms of a clinically diagnosable eating disorder, but they can significantly disrupt your daily life and well-being. For instance, you might find yourself missing important commitments due to anxiety around food, or adhering to an obsessive exercise routine, impacting your focus and performance in various areas of life.
Moreover, disordered eating can lead to serious physical and mental health issues. Negative self-perception and mental health challenges can arise, and physical health may be compromised, including risks to cardiovascular and gastrointestinal health. Importantly, disordered eating places individuals at a higher risk of developing an eating disorder.
Eating disorders, such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder, are severe mental health conditions characterized by an unhealthy preoccupation with eating, exercise, and body image. They can lead to dangerous health complications and require professional treatment. Recognizing the signs of an eating disorder is crucial, as these conditions go beyond mere food preferences to indicate deeper psychological distress.
If you identify with behaviors like compulsive exercising, binge eating, purging, or basing your self-worth on your body shape and weight, it’s essential to seek help. The journey to recovery from disordered eating or an eating disorder can be challenging, but it’s a path you don’t have to walk alone.
At Inner Peace Therapeutic Services, we understand the complexities of disordered eating and eating disorders. Our approach to treatment includes exploring the roots of these behaviors and promoting healing and self-acceptance. We offer a range of therapies, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR, tailored to your unique needs and experiences.
Don’t let disordered eating or an eating disorder control your life. Our licensed therapists are ready to support you in developing healthier habits and coping strategies. Contact us today to begin your journey towards a healthier, more balanced life.
