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My therapist and I were discussing my relationship with food he stated that i tend to talk about my stomach as being separate like standing outside of my body. I thought at the time how weird and said of course it is not, told him it's just an organ but when i think about it I do talk in that manner, it's like the connection to hunger is the stomach not me and that it needs to gain control of when it needs fueling. I was just wondering what this is all about.
I asked you a question a year ago and I appreciated your honesty. At that time you said there appeared to be a lot of material for some deep therapy.You were right depression anxiety disordered eating ptsd and did
Thank you for taking the time to answer this
Dear Sam,
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Here is an exercise for you:
In the left hand margin of a piece of paper, draw a little circle.
In the right hand margin of the paper, draw a stick figure without a head.
This is a picture of a person with an eating disorder. A bright, active head and brain that is completely disconnected from the rest of your body.
Sometimes it can be the eating disorder talking to you as well! Your job is to turn down the eating disorder voice and eventually get rid of it! Let your healthy voice do the talking, Sam.
Good luck to you!!
Warmly,
Jeanne Rust, PhD
CEO/Founder
Mirasol
www.mirasol.net
www.edrecovery.com
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Jeanne Rust, PhD
Expertise
I have been treating eating disorders for over 25 years and I have a doctorate in clinical psychology. I am an expert in anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorders and in co-occurring disorders as well -- depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, etc. I was the official eating disorder therapist for the University of Arizona athletic department and love working with girls and women of all ages! 12 years ago I started my own treatment centers in Arizona where we treat adolescents and adults. I love working with people and have been helping people online since 1994. My hearts go out to the people out there who are unable to find help, who aren't sure whether they need help, and who don't have much of an understanding of the terrible consequences, emotionally and physically, that go hand in hand with the eating disorder. I view eating disorders as coping mechanisms that people use when they are under stress. I believe that eating disorders most times have many similarities whether it is anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating. The good news is that people can heal from an eating disorder and learn to create the lives they would like to live.
Experience
I have 25 years of experience in treating eating disorders of all kinds. I also do consultations for people who are starting treatment centers.
Education/Credentials
Northwestern University -- BA
Masters in Counseling
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology -- Saybrook institute
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