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Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with eating disorders
At some point in our lives, we all engage in behaviors that are
risky, irrational, or unwise. We might find it exciting and
temporarily rewarding to gamble on the lottery or impulsively buy
an expensive gadget. But just as substances like alcohol and
narcotics have the potential to become addictive, so do certain
behaviors. A person addicted to gambling, shopping, the internet,
food, or picking at their skin may suffer shame in the shadows
while their behavior consumes time and energy and disrupts their
life. Some people with behavioral addictions lose their family,
job, savings, and home. With a physical basis in the brain,
behavioral addictions are serious illnesses-but simply willing
yourself to stop is usually not enough. Why Can't I Stop? is for
anyone who has a behavioral addiction, as well as their supportive
families and friends. Examining seven of the most common and
serious addictions-gambling, sex, stealing, internet use, shopping
and buying, hair pulling and skin picking, and food-the authors
bring together cutting-edge research to describe behavioral
addiction, its causes, and how it can be diagnosed and treated.
Featuring patient stories of behavioral addiction and recovery, as
well as information about treatment centers, this compassionate
guide will help readers better understand the complicated issues
surrounding these addictions and teach family members how to help
the addicted person while helping themselves.
This practical guide enables those working with young children to
better understand, manage and support children's relationship with
food. Revealing the different ways in which children can relate to
food, it gives accessible guidance and advice about how to help
children to develop psychologically healthy eating habits and
behaviours, and how to tackle feeding issues such as picky eating,
obesity and food anxiety. Included is an easy-to-use reference
section for trouble-shooting, which contains advice on how special
needs such as autism can affect children's feelings about food.
Anorexia nervosa has one of the highest death rates of all mental
illnesses and one of the poorest treatment outcomes. However, one
novel treatment, the neurobiologically-based treatment Temperament
Based Therapy with Support (TBT-S), works with clients' temperament
and traits to motivate change, ultimately managing and reducing
symptoms. This practical and accessible book is the first guide to
delivering TBT-S that addresses the underlying traits leading to
symptoms of anorexia nervosa and helps people to manage symptoms
long-term. It offers background information on the role of
temperament in anorexia nervosa, the development of the TBT-S
protocol and the evidence gathered. Chapters also cover how to use
this therapy to augment existing treatment. A valuable resource for
clinicians involved in the treatment of anorexia nervosa, including
psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, specialist nurses,
dieticians, and educators.
Control binge eating and get on the path to recovery Overcoming
Binge Eating for Dummies provides trusted information, resources,
tools, and activities to help you and your loved ones understand
your binge eating and gain control over it. Written with compassion
and authority, it uses stories and examples from the authors' work
with clients they've helped to overcome this complicated disorder.
In Overcoming Binge Eating For Dummies, you'll find information and
insight on identifying the symptoms of binge eating disorder,
overcoming eating as an addiction, ways to overcome the urge to
binge, how to institute a healthy eating pattern, ways to deal with
anxiety and emotional eating, and much more. * Provides
professional resources for seeking additional help for binge eating
* Includes advice on talking with loved ones about binge eating *
Offers tips and guidance to establish a safe and healthy recovery
plan Overcoming Binge Eating For Dummies is for those currently
suffering or recovering from BED, as well as families and friends
looking for a comprehensive and expert resource to this widespread
but largely misunderstood disorder.
As seen on ITV's Lorraine and BBC Breakfast. Part memoir, part
self-help guide, this witty book will take you through the
day-to-day struggles of living with an eating disorder. Stand-up
comedian Dave Chawner tells the story of how he became anorexic,
what his life with mental illness was like, and how he started his
journey to recovery. Giving an anorexic perspective with a comic
delivery, this book sets out practical tips, personal anecdotes and
uplifting playlists to give hope to anyone in a similar situation,
and provides insight into what life with mental illness is like.
"I thought that once I had lost the weight, I would feel better
about myself and maybe I would be something special. Well, I have
lost weight, I do not feel better about myself, and I am still
nothing special." "Restricted" takes readers into the mind of a
nineteen year old girl named Erin. Brought on by the obsession over
weight and calories, and fueled by low self-esteem, she falls
victim to an eating disorder. The world she enters is a world where
thoughts are overrun by fears, lies are no longer fiction, and
reality is miles away. The healthy nineteen year old that used to
be is replaced by a weaker girl unable to keep up with her peers.
Erin's distorted thinking and actions eventually take a toll on her
body and mind. In order to get better, change is the only option.
The journey told starts during the height of the sickness and
follows Erin through the many challenges and lessons of treatment.
In order to start her process in recovery, she must face her
greatest fear: herself. Based on the author's own experiences,
Erin's story is not unique. There are millions around the world who
are living her story, still struggling to find their way.
It happens to all of us. One minute you're happily going about your
day and a few seconds later you're a snappy, illogical jerk. The
culprit? Hanger. We're living busier lives than ever before, and
when you forget to eat - or eat well - due to stress or
unhappiness, your extreme hunger can negatively affect your
emotional and psychological well-being. And the worst part is that
when you're overly hungry, you're more likely to make bad food
decisions (ever grabbed a big, greasy slice of pizza just because
it was the fastest, easiest thing?), which sets you up for another
hanger crash later on. Hanger Management is the book to break this
dangerous and unhealthy cycle. In Hanger Management, New York Times
bestselling author and clinical psychologist Susan Albers sheds
light on the causes of hanger and shares 45 of her best tips for
managing emotional eating. By learning to stay on top of your
hunger cues, cultivating a better understanding of your appetite
and creating a better overall relationship with food, you'll become
a happier - and healthier - person for life.
'A must read' JAMIE WINDUST 'A beautifully honest book' JUNO ROCHE
'A superb and necessary book' BEN PECHEY As a young, queer,
plus-size person, Essie Dennis has spent a lot of time feeling like
they weren't enough - not queer enough, not feminine enough, not
perfect enough. When they took to social media to share how they
felt, they were overwhelmed by how many others felt the same. I
look too masculine to be non-binary I look too feminine to be a
lesbian Am I too fat for drag? Inviting you to challenge accepted
beauty standards and the concept of 'the perfect body', Essie takes
everything they have learned on their journey to self-acceptance
and body satisfaction to help guide you towards loving your queer
body. From gender, sexuality and reclaiming your body, through to
food, politics, social media and fatphobia, this radical book
starts a conversation about body image and mental health that queer
people are so often left out of. Fiercely and unapologetically
written, and with honest advice and powerful stories from a diverse
range of queer people throughout, this is an inspiring and
necessary book that will show you that you are enough.
'A powerful, poignant tale of dieting and despair.' The Times 'A
moving, brutally honest memoir about what it feels like to be
fat-shamed.' Mail on Sunday _______________ At sixty-four, Jenni
Murray's weight had become a disability. She avoided the scales,
she wore a uniform of baggy black clothes, refused to make
connections between her weight and health issues and told herself
that she was fat and happy. She was certainly fat. But the happy
part was an Oscar-worthy performance. In private she lived with a
growing sense of fear and misery that her weight would probably
kill her before she made it to seventy. Interwoven with the
science, social history and psychology of weight management, Fat
Cow, Fat Chance is a refreshingly honest account of what it's like
to be fat when society dictates that skinny is the norm. It asks
why we overeat and why, when the weight is finally lost through
dieting, do we simply pile the pounds back on again? How do we help
young people become comfortable with the way they look? What are
the consequences of the obesity epidemic for an already
overstretched NHS? And, whilst fat shaming is so often called out,
why is it that shouting 'fat cow' at a woman in the street hasn't
been included in the list of hate crimes? Fusing politics, science
and personal pain, this is a powerful exploration of our battle
with obesity. _______________ 'Agony and confusion, humour and
hope. A beautiful book.' Susie Orbach, author of Fat is a Feminist
Issue 'A perceptive look at health and happiness.' Sunday Express
Since it was first published in 1993, Peter Cooper's Bulimia and
Binge-eating has helped thousands of people recover from this
disorder. It has won the respect of therapists and patients alike
for its practical and friendly approach. Now, for the first time,
this landmark work is available as a three-part, large format,
practical manual, complete with multiple copies of blank
worksheets, diaries and exercises suitable for a two-week course of
treatment. The bulimia sufferer will be able to write directly into
the workbook, allowing him or her to trace progress over the course
of treatment, monitor behaviour and record step-by-step
improvement. Ideal for the sufferer to work through alone or with
guided assistance, Overcoming Bulimia and Binge-eating Self Help
Manual is a complete, step-by-step treatment guide.
Are you one of the millions of people suffering from Binge Eating
Disorder? Are you caught in the trap of binge eating, emotional
eating, mindless eating, and diet obsession? This book will help
you to stop binge eating right now. You will heal the underlying
issues that lead to your binge eating when you implement this
complete mind, body and spirit approach to healing. It will help
you to become the person who you know you are while gently guiding
you away from the tyranny of food and body obsession, diets, binge
eating and scales. You will come to a place of freedom and peace
around food and your body so that you can enjoy your life. You will
be able to breathe with ease and settle in to a place of normalcy
around food and your body. Reclaiming Yourself from Binge Eating
uses a new approach to treating binge eating that does not include
dieting, deprivation, willpower, or any kind of self-criticism.
These easy steps to becoming a normal eater are thought provoking,
action oriented and enjoyable. Recovery from the torment of food
and negative body image is within reach.
'One of the most important voices in food today' The Angry Chef, Anthony Warner
'Laura's work is game-changing.' Megan Crabbe (@bodyposipanda)
'A clear voice of reason in the world of nutrition and health' Poorna Bell
Just Eat It isn’t just a book. It’s part of a movement to help us take back control over our bodies. To free us from restrictive dieting, disordered eating and punishing exercise. To reject the guilt and anxiety associated with eating and, ultimately, to help us feel good about ourselves.
This anti-diet guide from registered nutritionist Laura Thomas PhD can help you sort out your attitude to food and ditch punishing exercise routines. As a qualified practitioner of Intuitive Eating – a method that helps followers tune in to innate hunger and fullness cues – Thomas gives you the freedom to enjoy food on your own terms.
There are no rules: only simple, practical tools and exercises including mindfulness techniques to help you recognise physiological and emotional hunger, sample conversations with friends and colleagues, and magazine and blog critiques that call out diet culture.
So, have you ever been on a diet? Spent time worrying that you looked fat when you could have been doing something useful? Compared the size of your waistline to someone else's? Felt guilt, actual guilt, about the serious crime of . . . eating a doughnut? You're not alone. Just Eat It gives you everything you need to develop a more trusting, healthy relationship with food and your body.
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