Severe dieting often results in periods of reactive binge eating, a
phenomenon experienced by one in twenty American women. Responses
to these periods may include prolonged fasting, self-induced
vomiting, abuse of laxatives and diuretics, and obsessive exercise:
all symptoms of bulimia.
This workbook contains tools to help bulimics break the cycle of
bingeing and reacting, allowing them to take control of their lives
and make positive behavior changes. Practical advice and real-life
examples reinforce attitudes and offer encouragement. Discover that
it is possible to overcome the disorder and live a happier, more
fulfilling life.
Through their cutting-edge research at the internationally
renown Toronto Hospital Eating Disorders Programme, the authors of
The Overcoming Bulimia Workbook have developed a step-by-step
program for recovery whose efficacy has been proven in clinical
trials. The authors empower bulimia suffers to take control of
their lives, not only by providing information and advice, but by
giving them a personalized format with which they can put these new
behavior changes into practiceoa process that is critically
important for lasting recovery.
This comprehensive guide covers everything from bulimia's
symptoms, causes, and risks to how to normalize eating, shift
eating-disordered thoughts, build on personal strengths, improve
self-esteem, deal with underlying issues, prevent relapse, and
understand what medications can help. With many real-life examples,
this book also helps readers learn through the experiences of other
sufferers how to overcome their disorder and live a happier, more
fulfilled life.
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