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| Refuse to Abandon Yourself |
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-Get enough sleep. -Reserve some time daily for hobbies or relaxation. -Spend time every week time with supportive friends and family. -Pursue your dreams. -Refuse to see yourself as too broken to heal. |
| Preventing Eating Disorders in Families |
| -Catch kids doing things right/notice the positive. -Be at the crossroads of their lives. -Encourage their voices. -Don't judge them or anyone else on appearance |
| Helping Those Who Are Suffering |
| -Empathize with her pain without offering advice. -Work on your own approach to food. A pre-occupation with dieting, weight loss, emotional restricting or overeating will almost certainly be triggers for her. -Let her know how much you love her, even when she doesn't feel very lovable. -Refrain from being the food or purge police, even when you see her bingeing/purging or restricting. -Refrain from making judgements about why she is engaging in her eating disorder. -Spend time with her, without expectation or rigid goals. Examples of this include: going for walks, going for drives, talking together, going to the park, etc. -Inquire often about her emotional well-being and be there for her when she's struggling. -Ask her specifically what she would like you to do. |
| For Those Who Are Struggling with Eating Disorders |
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-Don't isolate. Return the phone calls you have not been answering. Contact your old friendship network and try to reconnect with them. -If your family is trying to support you, allow them in, even if you do not feel worthy of their love. -Realize that appearance and achievement will never deliver what you crave: acceptance, approval, and love. -Turn back to the spiritual approach from which you might have become estranged. -Learn to trust your emotions. -Honor your voice/learn to assert yourself. -Refuse to judge yourself so harshly. -Start the long process of ridding yourself of the voice in your head which constantly criticises you. -Get help. Speak to someone who specializes in treating eating disorders. You don't have to do it alone. |