Summary Eating disorders and addictions can look similar because behaviors can feel compulsive, but eating disorders are a separate type of mental health condition. The overall cycle is usually urges, short-term relief, then shame, secrecy, and repeating the behavior...
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How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder
Summary How to nourish your child through an eating disorder usually comes down to consistency rather than perfect meals. Nourishment supports the brain and body, making therapy and coping skills more doable. A clear meal structure and calm, repetitive language tend...
Reset without pressure: managing expectation and relapse risk after the holidays
The period after the holidays can feel like a test: social obligations have passed, schedules reopen, and a fresh calendar invites big intentions. For people who have experienced an eating disorder, that shift often brings a mix of relief and new stress. Well-intended...
Can Depression Cause An Eating Disorder?
If you’re asking, " Can depression cause an eating disorder?” you’re not overthinking it. Depression can change appetite, energy, motivation, and self-worth, and those shifts can push eating in ways that start looking less like “normal depression symptoms” and more...
When to Consider Residential Eating Disorder Treatment
Knowing when to consider residential eating disorder treatment is one of the most important clinical decisions a primary care provider or outpatient therapist can make. Deciding whether a patient requires residential eating disorder treatment is a clinical judgment...
Coordinating Care Over the Holidays: How Families and Providers Keep Recovery Steady
The holiday season can strain any treatment plan. For people managing an eating disorder, changes in routine, travel, and increased family interactions raise both emotional and medical risks. Good coordination between families, outpatient clinicians, and any...
How to Help My Girlfriend With an Eating Disorder?
If you’re asking, “How can I help my girlfriend with an eating disorder?” you’re probably carrying a mix of worry, confusion, and pressure to say the right thing. That’s normal. Eating disorders can make someone you love feel distant, defensive, or stuck in routines...
Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder an Eating Disorder?
If you’ve ever wondered, “Is body dysmorphic disorder an eating disorder?” you’re not alone. On the surface, they can look very similar. Both can involve obsessive worries about appearance, intense shame, and a constant urge to “fix” how you look. But clinically, they...
How Are Male Eating Disorders Different From Female Eating Disorders?
If you have ever wondered how are male eating disorders different from female eating disorders, the first thing to know is this: the core illnesses are very similar. Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, and OSFED can affect people of any gender, and the...
When Anxiety and Eating Problems Collide: Calm the Moment, Find the Help That Fits
FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES & PROVIDERS Anxiety is common. Eating disorders are common. The overlap between the two is substantial — and when anxiety drives eating-related behaviors, the result is often more severe symptoms, more medical risk, and greater suffering....







