Adults
Do I have an eating disorder?
- 1. Do you make yourself sick because you feel uncomfortably full?
- 2. Do you worry you have lost control over how much you eat?
- 3. Have you recently lost more than One stone (6.35kg) in a three-month period?
- 4. Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too Thin?
- 5. Would you say Food dominates your life?
An answer of ‘YES’ to two or more questions indicates problematic eating and warrants further questioning and more comprehensive assessment.
A further two questions have been shown to indicate a high sensitivity and specificity for bulimia nervosa. Answering ‘YES’ to these questions indicate a need for further questioning and discussion.
Are you dissatisfied with your eating patterns?
Do you ever eat in secret?
Recovery is possible
If you’re struggling with an eating disorder, it is natural that you will have some ambivalence about change. Your recovery part will want to commit to change whereas your eating disorder part will tell you you’re failing. It’s likely your eating behaviours or fears around food are leaving you feeling out of control.
It takes a lot of courage to take that first step and ask for help.
The main aims of therapy are to help you change your eating patterns, your beliefs about food, weight, and your body image, whilst learning how to tolerate and manage anxiety and associated moods.
This will likely involve many changes to your eating-related behaviours in order to help you learn how to overcome fears about food, mood, and your body. Therapy sessions will help facilitate some of the recovery work you will be doing outside of sessions.
Many people will experience additional concerns contributing to the maintenance of an eating disorder, such as low self-esteem, perfectionism, or relationship difficulties.These concerns will be addressed and worked through during therapy.
Will online therapy work for me?
Research on the differences between online therapy and in-person sessions have found both to have similar clinical outcomes.
Recovery from an eating disorder is hard work. Working through daily challenges takes courage, strength, and persistence. Engaging in specialised treatment helps set you up in the best possible way to experience and enjoy your life to the full.
Aftercare Treatment:
Leaving residential/inpatient or day patient treatment can often be the most vulnerable time for sufferers and you are likely at high risk of lapse and relapse.
We are able to support your continuing recovery journey by providing aftercare treatment in line with or alongside your treatment providers’ recommendations. This may involve individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, meal support and dietetic input.
