10 Tips to Overcome Eating Disorder

We think that eating disorder is only characterized by irregular eating habits or excessive eating habits. But my dear friend this isn’t the only reason; it is also characterized by severe distress and continuous concern about body shape and weight. There is a common view that eating disorder is due to the lifestyle we choose. But actually it’s more than that and is a very serious illness that can cause severe disturbance to someone’s personality and eating behavior.

This complex disorder is influenced by loads of factors. Though nobody knows the exact cause of eating disorder, it is believed that a combination of psychological, biological and/or environmental abnormalities contributes a lot in the development of this disorder.

There is a wide range of solutions that might help you to recover from an eating disorder. We have come up with a few suggestions/tips that can help:

Recovery Journal

Jot down your positive and affirmative thoughts. Write everything about what you feel, why you want to recover, what eating disorder has done to you and what it has taken from you, where do you see yourself after 3-5 years if you don’t treat yourself and where you will be if you give it up, what else that makes you happy and keeps you motivated. Writing it down will help you to know about yourself, how you feel and what you want.

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Nourish your soul by doing what you like

Nourishing your soul doesn’t require expensive and big things, it just require to do things that make your soul feel happy and worth living. Try to experiment different things like, read books, do some volunteering work or travel. Just remember that getting to know yourself is the main part of recovery.

Therapy

You should find some therapy that is suited to you. This includes counseling with mental health professional, group therapy and much more. But if you are facing some physical problem due to eating disorder then you should consult a doctor and go for medical settings.

Stay around positive and supportive people

People who have a healthy relationship with food, who are comfortable to talk, who have positive vibes are great to have around. Spending time with people who have those qualities which you have always aspired to develop in yourself will help you in your recovery. So, try to be with positive and supportive people.

Rethink about idea of beauty

Our idea of beauty is inspired by images that we see in the media, which is not at all based on reality. It is important for you to recognize that most people don’t look like models and neither they should! Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and that’s what the reality is. So change your definition of beauty and face the reality. It will surely help you in your recovery.

Read recovery books

Reading recovery oriented books will motivate you and inspire you. Browse on the internet about these books or you can also check out the local library or the best option is to get a recommendation from your doctor. Start reading books now, it will help you in recovering from eating disorder.

Talk to people who are recovering of recovered from eating disorder

The most inspiring and motivating thing is mutual support. Talk to people who are recovering or have already recovered from eating disorder, as they can feel exactly what you are going through. It will give you hope and will make you happy that people do recover from eating disorder and are living a happy and satisfied life. Talk to your doctor, he/she can suggest you groups or people you can talk to and they can help you in recovering.

Find a Hobby

Find out your interest, have you stopped doing something which you use do love doing? Try out something you always wanted to do but somehow never gathered the courage to do it because of the fear. Do it now, get out and live your life. Stop worrying about your body and leave the stress behind. It is definitely going to help you in recovery.

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Have a reminder to keep you motivated

Have something special around you that can motivate you and always give you a reminder about why you want to recover. When you are feeling bad or unmotivated, don’t ignore it because that’s the time when you need to pay the attention.

Hospitalization

There is always an option of getting hospitalized for an eating disorder, especially when you are feeling physically and emotionally ill. The hospital stay can give you a “Jump Start”  to start the journey of overcoming an eating disorder. So it’s a useful option to get recover soon.

Hope these tips can help you in fighting with eating disorders and we recommend you to consult a doctor immediately for fast recovery. We will soon come back with some more tips and suggestions regarding how to improve your health and lifestyle. Till then be safe and do what makes you happy.