Eating Disorders Therapy

AllCare's Eating Disorders Self Help Group meets every Wednesday 7:00-8:30 PM. This free group provides a supportive environment where you can explore the behaviors and dynamics of your eating patterns. If you feel like your eating disorder is running your life, come to the group and learn how to take control. Learn more about eating disorders treatment.

Anorexia

Anorexia is a life threatening disorder. Five million Americans, 90% of them women, believe they are not thin "enough" and are willing to take the risk of dying to achieve it. The need to be thin "enough" may cause:

Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat even when underweight
Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimal normal weight for age and height
Undo influence of body weight or shape on self-esteem
Severe restriction of food and preoccupation with calories
Ritualistic behavior, especially with food
Denial of seriousness

Anorexia becomes a way of life. It becomes your new best friend, your only friend. Your world becomes narrower and smaller. It will destroy your spirit and your life. Call AllCare today to address this serious but treatable disorder.

Bulimia

It begins as a means of weight control, or so you believe, until it controls your life. The presence of an eating disorder isn't always obvious. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 5 million Americans suffer from an eating disorder and that's only those who are willing to admit it and seek help. Bulimia symptoms may include:

Recurrent episodes of binge eating
Misuse of laxatives
Misuse of diuretics
Fasting
Excessive exercise
Self induced vomiting
Low self-esteem
Feeling out of control
Feeling uncomfortable when eating with and in front of others

Is it time to explore a better way of life? Do you have the courage necessary to explore the emotions that motivate this consuming and life threatening behavior? Call AllCare today to get started. We have a caring staff that can get you back on track with this serious but treatable disorder.

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Fast Facts

Females are much more likely than males to develop an eating disorder. Only an estimated 5 to 15 percent of people with anorexia or bulimia and an estimated 35 percent of those with binge-eating disorder are male.
In their lifetime, an estimated 0.5 percent to 3.7 percent of females suffer from anorexia and an estimated 1.1 percent to 4.2 percent suffer from bulimia.
Community surveys have estimated that between 2 percent and 5 percent of Americans experience binge-eating disorder in a 6-month period.
The mortality rate among people with anorexia has been estimated at 0.56 percent per year, or approximately 5.6 percent per decade, which is about 12 times higher than the annual death rate due to all causes of death among females ages 15-24 in the general population.
from NIH Publication No. 01-4584

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