Eating Disorder/Disordered Eating Cycle

Hi All, I bought a book that really spoke to me this weekend that outlined the cycle I've struggled with for years.

I think the two Ph'd's that wrote the book have eating disorders and disordered eating down. What I didn't know is the publisher is a Christian publisher. For me this isn't a big deal. For those that are believers you will love this book, for those that aren't take the eating disorder information and leave out the rest.

Title: Hope, Help and Healing for Eating Disorders: A Whole Person Approach to Treatment of Anorexia, Bulimia and Dsiordered Eating.

The Cycle
Page 17
Eating Disorder/Disordered Eating

1.) Feelings of Unease
2.) Desire to Cover Over Those Feelings
3.) Uae of food (Abstention or consumption)  as chosen method
4.) Feelings of Guilt, Shame, self hate and hopelessness after disordered behavior
5.) Renewed Self Hatred after weakness
6.) Emotionally predisposed to repeat the behavior

Can anyone identify with this the way I can?

Andrea

What are the writers names please

Sorry, I forgot to add the authors names. Here they are:

Gregory L. Jantz, PhD
Ann McMurray

 I definitely  have  no problem pointing the finger at anorexics and saying theyre  playing games with food in order to hide from life ... but have  a problem seeing myself as such .  

Despite the fact that  probably mostly directly because of my food addiction  I passively allowed unacceptable behavior ,lived in denial  and  became MORE of a food addict because I suppressed my anger  ( especially at myself )  .. the  whole vicious cycle ...

So I too  played  many games with my food 

How many years did  I try to diet ...and spend hours exercising ? 

I'd like a healthier relationship with food  .. where  it doesnt occupy a place of overwhelming importance in my life  but rather one of FUEL and justifiable PLEASURE  ... only when I am hungry and my body NEEDS  energy .



 

Been there.... Lived that...... The more I abhorred my image and the "bad" things I ate, the more those same foods called my name! The guilt of eating in abundance, and the never ending "tomorrow I'll start overs"....
Yes, Andrea I totally relate. I'll need to check out that book.

  Scary to see it in print.  I know this sounds silly but they have some ad I hear for a TV show that says something' like everyday I wake up on a diet and go to bed dealing with failure'.  It almost brings me to tears----my whole like was mostly like that.  I am not much into Tv so I didn't even bother plus at this point its self defeating to think I'll sit around and watch it- I'd rather be busy with something else. 

I need that book

 that's me...and the surgery doesn't fix that...I am in a cycle of relatively clean eating and eating smaller portions but ...I am always aware that I am  one bite away from starting the cycle ...
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