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Do you often reach out for that packet of chips or sweets whenever you feel stressed? According to experts, it could be a sign of emotional eating or stress eating that can wreak havoc on your fitness and overall health. But what exactly is it, and why does it happen? We spoke to experts to understand more. Why is emotional eating? Most of the time emotional eating occurs because of high tendencies of negative emotions, low resilience, high stress, and anxieties, said Dr (PhD) Syed Zafar Sultan Rizvi, assistant professor, Department of Psychology, SLA, Noida International University. “This type of (emotional)…
During the school year, families are sometimes hesitant to have their child enter treatment in the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) because they are worried about time away from school. The teachers at Kartini School understand your concern. Often, our patients are super-conscientious students who have done very well in school. They take advanced classes, and they get good grades. What will happen if they are not at their school, parents wonder? Kartini teachers help students stay on track in their classes by working closely with their school during treatment. Kartini School, as an Oregon Alternative School, is partnered with many…
During the school year, families are sometimes hesitant to have their child enter treatment in the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) because they are worried about time away from school. The teachers at Kartini School understand your concern. Often, our patients are super-conscientious students who have done very well in school. They take advanced classes, and they get good grades. What will happen if they are not at their school, parents wonder? Kartini teachers help students stay on track in their classes by working closely with their school during treatment. Kartini School, as an Oregon Alternative School, is partnered with many…
Today we’re going to hear from a mom whose daughter hates her body. The body bashing is intense and hard to deal with. The letter Dear Ginny, My daughter hates her body. This isn’t the normal teenage stuff that I expected. She genuinely hates her body and can spend the day standing in front of the mirror picking at herself and crying. When I try to tell her she’s beautiful, she gets furious and argues with me aggressively. In fact, I think that my trying to make her feel better is making things worse. I feel like a hopeless bystander,…
Join Pharmacy Times as we welcome back Reid Robison, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Numinus. Dr. Robison discusses psychedelics as an effective and innovative new treatment for eating disorders, getting candid about its stigma, how the world (and even America) is not fully on board, and the clinical efficacy of this treatment.Q: Can you elaborate on how ketamine accelerates therapy?Reid Robison, MD: You could sum it up in 2 ways (that psychedelics may have with eating disorders); the first would be to help kind of alleviate some symptoms, or tone down the intensity– whether it’s ketamine and its’ glutamate mechanism,…
Recovering from an eating disorder can be very challenging. Each person will have their own path toward recovery and will recovery will look different for everyone. While there isn’t a magic solution to fix your eating disorder, hanging onto the right habits will help. Adopting new, healthy habits into your lifestyle will help you improve your overall habits. If you ditch the toxic habits, adopt healthier ones in their place, and stick to these changes, then they may become a part of your daily routine. Ditch the Scales If stepping on the scale is a negative experience for you, it’s…
By Meredith O’Brien Anorexia October 13, 2022 Based on the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders statistics, about 30 million Americans live with an eating disorder. Eating disorders are the third most common chronic illness among adolescent females in the United States. Many parents hate seeing their child struggle with such a complex illness and tend to blame themselves. The most common question that parents will ask is “Is the eating disorder my fault?” However, eating disorders are not the parents’ fault. Parents are never to blame for their child’s eating disorder. Am I to Blame?Humans tend to…
Candace Cameron Bure appeared on Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown podcast.They discussed how child acting contributed to periods of disordered eating in their lives. “I’ve gotten into a healthy place for the most part … but I’m still very aware of it,” Bure said. Today, Candace Cameron Bure is an accomplished actress and newfound producer-director who is quickly establishing herself at GAC Media after leaving the Hallmark Channel. But she was once a child star who, like many kids in the industry, was molded by the structured, public-facing nature of her work. That structure, combined with her shift into motherhood and married…
If you purge or exercise excessively, you might wonder whether you would be considered to have bulimia nervosa. But what if you purge but don’t binge? This may mean that you have a different problem: purging disorder. What Is Purging Disorder? Purging disorder is an eating disorder that is diagnosed when a person purges to influence body shape or weight but does not binge. It can be thought of as bulimia nervosa without bingeing. Many who write about the disorder seem to assume that vomiting is the default form of purging, but laxative and diuretic misuse are also common. Some…
Of all the awareness days and events around mental health, October’s Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) seems to slip through the cracks. Yes, there’s the notorious #BellLetsTalk day in January, then there’s Mental Health Awareness Month in the spring, but MIAW gets sandwiched between the busyness of back-to-school and Thanksgiving festivities, taking place over the first week of October. I wonder: Is some of the weariness around Mental Illness Awareness Week because of its name? There still seems to be an unexplainable ick factor associated with “mental illness.” Mental health, on the other hand, seems perfectly acceptable to talk about…