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You need to decrease physical & mental stress in order to get your period
Written to a client about the importance of decreasing stress, reducing exercise, and eating more fat in order to get a period: The most...
Restrictive routines are pleasure traps
The Pleasure Trap is a concept coined by Dr. Doug Lisle and Dr. Alan Goldhamer. I wrote this to a client, familiar with the pleasure trap...
How to stop feeling guilty about eating
Feeling guilty about eating is an adaptive mechanism in anorexics. Dr. Shan Guisinger's adaptedtofamine.com and upcoming eating disorder...
Eating disorders impair sexual function
Aka why if you have an eating disorder you have no more sex drive Wondering why you don't have sexual feelings for others anymore, or...
Why people mistakingly love their eating disorders
Anorexia makes people abuse themselves and enjoy it. Anorexia is a seductive illness. It is one of the few illnesses which makes people...
The calorie-deficient meal plan you follow guarantees 1 thing: sickness
I liked this passage from Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani's Sick Enough. To some anorexic patients, she asks: “What if I created a meal plan for...
Not having a period means increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases
I don’t want kids (and certainly did not at 17), so not having a period felt to me like a secret blessing. No more of the hassle of a...
Identify what motivates you to recover: Your dream life
I like to do motivational interviewing with my clients and help them identify their values, then see how their eating disorder is taking...
Dr. Shan Guisinger 2019 FEAST Talk Notes on anorexia biology and treatment
My notes from Dr. Shan Guisigne’rs 2019 FEAST talk: https://youtu.be/om-qTMde-3Y anorexia ISN'T a refusal to eat anorexia ONLY exists...
Taking a break from school or work may be necessary to recover
When I finally committed to recovering from anorexia, I forced myself to not move. It did feel uncomfortable to lie in bed most of the...
You'll enjoy eating more, once you're recovered
Eating disorders make people feel extreme hunger at times and mealtimes can feel more like force-feeding experiences than joyous events....
Anorexia genetics and personality: How you're descended from heroes!
Hi, I'm Michelle Cen. I recovered from 5 years of anorexia and bulimia thanks to learning about the work of Dr. Shan Guisinger. Dr....
Whole food plant-based people are at risk of getting eating disorders, too
Anorexia comes on insidiously for most people. We all lost weight for innocent reasons, even good reasons. But those especially who are...
Build your recovery support community
Having supportive family and friends really helps with recovery. Many call a supportive community crucial. Surround yourself with people...
How to help a friend or family member who's anorexic
How do you help a friend who appears to be anorexic? Or a family member who seems they have an eating disorder? Most important: Be...
Being underweight increases anxiety and OCD
Emotionally when I was anorexic, I noticed myself becoming way more anxious and stressed out. I was constantly thinking about...
If you think you have an eating problem, you probably do: Anosognosia
If you think you have an eating problem, you probably do. You don't need to have lost your period or have a thin appearance to have an...
My 5 greatest recovery epiphanies
In essence, I learned through the Adapted to Famine hypothesis that my anorexic urges were biologically normal adaptations. I'd spent...