There is a lot of pressure particularly nowadays to
be slim, and many of us are obsessed with with our body image and with weight
control. Excessive dieting, starving oneself, calorie counting, taking too
many laxatives and/or vomiting can lead to serious problems. Childhood issues
can also cause bulimia (over-eating and vomiting) the more serious condition
of anorexia. We do not take on severe cases of anorexia.
Counselling and
Psychotherapy can be very helpful in establishing the root causes of why you
feel the need to comfort eat, binge eat, feel pre-occupied with your weight
and body image and to treat Eating Disorders such as severe Over-Eating, Bulimia
and moderate cases of Anorexia.
Through counselling/psychotherapy you can beging
to understand the underlying causes of your particular issue around eating
and explore your relationship to food. This will involve looking at the onset
of the eating disorder, looking at childhood issues and practical treatment
in the present, such as help in monitoring how much you eat, keeping diaries
and a treatment plan.
Find out the underlying causes of your
issues around food and eating
Explore the thoughts, feelings and habits that continue the cycle of over-eating
or starving yourself.
Gain insight and understanding to why you need to maintain this cycle and
identifying the triggers that cause you to over-eat or starve yourself..
Develop ways to change your eating habits, improve your self-image and build
up psychological strength.
Develop coping strategies to manage the compulsion to over-eat, starve, vomit,
taking laxatives or over-exercising.
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