Tag: help for binge eating disorders
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Psychology Explains 10 Reasons People Get An Eating Disorder (And How to Treat It)
Eating disorders weren’t always so publicized. However, that all changed on February 4, 1983. Famous singer Karen Carpenter died of heart complications following a lengthy battle with the eating disorder anorexia. Her story was a turning point in the recognition and treatment of such disorders. Her life was spiraling out of control due to a demanding…
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8 Behaviors That Reveal Someone Has An Eating Disorder (And What To Do About It)
Young women and men today are bombarded on television, movies, magazines, and social media with images of people with “perfect” bodies. Of course, we know that most of these images are altered to make the model appear thinner than they actually are. Looking at these images can give these young women and men unrealistic standards…
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5 Ways To Stop Binge Eating
Binge eating is far too common, and is actually one of the foremost eating problems, affecting thousands of adults yearly. What’s worse it is thought that of those people on a diet, up to 30% of them can be considered binge eaters. “When you’re bingeing, you’re out of control,” says Dori Winchell, Ph.D., a psychologist…