Therapy for
Eating Disorders
Being thinner will make these feelings go away.
I need to be more disciplined.
That girl looks so much better than me.
I’m not allowed to eat pasta. Or sugar or fat or dairy or carbs.
Because I ate pasta, I’ll just skip breakfast and lunch tomorrow.
My day is ruined because I ate something “bad.”
I need to work out to make up for what I just ate.
Why do I blackout when I’m eating?
I’m just being healthy! It’s just intermittent fasting! I’m just vegan!
How fast is everyone else at the table eating?
I’m just gonna cut up my food so no one notices I didn’t eat any of it.
This must be evidence that I’m bad, or crazy, or fucked up.
The inner monologue goes something like:
Working Together
I get it because I’ve been there. I understand that it’s not just about food and weight, it’s about the everything else: anxiety, perfectionism, shame, secrecy, fear, and isolation.
I know how all consuming the eating disorder part can be— it feels like it’s telling the truth, like it’s trying to protect you, and like it’s the voice of reason. The grounded part can feel like its miles away, like it is so quiet we don’t even know if it’s even there. In our work together, we will identify the critical, eating disorder part of you, and get back in touch with the grounded, compassionate, effervescent part of you.
There is so much joy and connection waiting for you on the other side.