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Can You Fully Recover From an Eating Disorder?
YES. Yes, you can fully recover from an eating disorder. I feel a lot of dismay when someone says to me; “You know how you can never really recover from an eating disorder?” as if it’s a known fact. I actually heard this statement with surprising frequency, and the person is generally pretty taken aback when I explain that I don’t agree. Learn more about full eating disorder recovery in San Francisco, California with therapist Megan Bruce, LCSW.
5 Best Practice Tips for Treating Clients with Eating Disorders
I recently led a training for therapists who don’t specialize in eating disorders about how to work with clients struggling with eating disorders and body image issues. I wanted to share my list of things to do to build and rapport and trust when helping someone recover. This is also helpful to read if you are a parent or loved one of someone with an eating disorder and you want to learn more about how to be helpful. So much of this advice is not intuitive for supporters, but can make all the difference in connecting with the person struggling.
“I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” Is A Terrible Plan
Spoiler alert: this is a terrible plan. But it’s a common refrain you hear on college campuses, in tech start ups with 80 hour work weeks, among new parents, etc. It’s said half in jest, but with an element of- eh, rest isn’t that important. People have so many other demands, this can feel like the easiest one to let up on. The problem is that lack of (or irregular/fragmented) sleep is one of the single best predictors for developing a mental health disorder. You are way more vulnerable to conditions like depression, anxiety and chronic burnout when you’re sleep deprived. Every organ in your body operates on a circadian rhythm, every hormone is regulated by our sleep/wake cycles. So while we think we can push through the lack of sleep, the price we pay is often steeper than people realize.