The Counseling of Southwest Florida team of professional therapists is here to help and provide you or your loved one with proper eating disorder treatment. We understand that eating disorders can affect people of all ages, body weights, genders, and backgrounds. Although eating disorders often appear during teen years or young adulthood, they can develop at any time in someone’s life – and sometimes they can go unrecognized. Common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.
Do you think you need help with an eating disorder? Ask yourself the following questions:
- Does your urge to eat less or your urge to eat more feel out of control?
- Are you overly concerned about your outward appearance and refuse to eat because of it?
- Do you experience shame after eating certain foods?
- Do you spend a lot of time meal planning and calorie counting in attempts to change your body?
- Does the number you see on the scale determine your mood and food choices for the rest of the day?
- Is there a voice in your head that tells you that you should feel ashamed of how your body looks?
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, you could possibly have an eating disorder and may need clinical help.
Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any mental health disorder. People with anorexia can die from medical conditions and complications that come with starvation, while fatalities from other eating disorders are often due to suicide.
Food Disorder Therapy
The first step towards recovery is admitting that you need help. We understand admitting to having an eating disorder can be difficult and painful, but it’s one of the most important steps in the recovery process.
If it’s not you, but a loved one who is suffering from an eating disorder, you need to communicate your concerns before their condition spirals out of control. Confronting your loved one about their eating disorder in a loving and supportive way can help them take a step toward finding the treatment they deserve. It’s important to stay as non-confrontational as possible when expressing your worries and possible eating disorder treatment options.
How Do You Treat Eating Disorders?
If you or a loved one is suffering from an eating disorder, getting help is important to the lives and sanity of those involved. At Counseling of Southwest Florida, we offer IOP addiction help and eating disorder treatment for people struggling with food.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to food disorder therapy, so it’s important to find the option that fits you best. At Counseling of Southwest Florida, treating an eating disorder involves an individualized counseling plan with a combination of both psychological and nutritional counseling, as well as medical care and monitoring.
Some medications can help with an eating disorder and co-occurring disorders associated with the eating disorder itself.
For dangerously underweight individuals, our eating disorder treatment center will help to restore the individual to normal eating patterns where they can get on track to return to a normal body weight. Contact us today to get started on your eating disorder treatment. Our clinical professionals are here to help you and your loved ones get the help they need.