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About this book
Starvation eating disorders such as anorexia not only affect your body, but also take a devastating toll on your mind. Constantly feeling anxious about your weight, your appearance, and your self-worth can leave you mentally exhausted. And no matter how thin you become, it''s impossible to be happy when you are controlled by anxious and obsessive thoughts.
If you''re ready to stop letting your eating disorder run your life, Feeding the Starving Mind can help. As you work through the program in this book, you''ll discover the source of your eating disorder, identify the compulsive thoughts that contribute to it, and take steps toward developing a healthy relationship with food and exercise.
â˘Develop a personal eating disorder profileâ˘Learn how to eat without purging and restore your weight â˘Learn cognitive behavior therapy skills for managing weight-related anxiety and fearâ˘Create a treatment plan to restore your health and happinessâ˘Keep destructive thoughts and patterns of behavior from coming back
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Table of contents
- acknowledgments
- contents
- foreword
- introduction
- 1. what is a starvation eating disorder?
- 2. the starving body
- 3. the starving brain
- 4. how did I get this way?
- 5. fear: obsessive thinking and compulsive behaviors
- 6. making a commitment to opposite action
- 7. whoâs on your team: health care providers and nonprofessional coaches
- 8. treatment components
- getting wellâweight restoration
- 10. restoring health with food: the first four phases
- 11. restoring health with food: phases 5 and 6
- 12. cognitive therapy: changing your thinking
- 13. challenging core anxiety
- livingâstaying healthy and building a life beyond a starvation eating disorder
- 15. building a life without a starvation eating disorder
- helpful resources
- references