tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post3149660142355579870..comments2024-03-23T08:25:22.526-04:00Comments on ED Bites: Thinking like a thin person?Carrie Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-78937764934362609872007-09-05T18:41:00.000-04:002007-09-05T18:41:00.000-04:00I am a fan of CBT for me having been through it. T...I am a fan of CBT for me having been through it. The CBT I had didn't just focus on my eating but looked at deeper issues such as where and how I had established my body image beliefs, tackling my low self esteem and giving me new tools and techniques with which to tackle my down days or relapses. The way I see it is that there is no one size fits al approach to treatment and if clinic psychs or other proffessional can't recognise that then they are the ones at fault not the person who hasan eating disorder. <BR/><BR/>As for the article in Health mag, well, it sounds like a pile of crap.Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059910781897302108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-11215363510297757522007-09-01T10:31:00.000-04:002007-09-01T10:31:00.000-04:00dude. this article is such a perfect example of sa...dude. this article is such a perfect example of sacrificing your mental energy and physical energy and spontaneity and aliveness and vibrancy to the gods of Wearing Size X. how sad. it really, really makes me angry how self-control and food discipline instead of self-respect and courage and intuitiveness are flat-out celebrated and just taken for granted as positive qualities. i hope that any people who by this book come to their senses. <BR/>thanks for this post, carrie. i really like your sense of humor. =) <BR/>take care.<BR/>- pavHPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663447384170557604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-9476051967587268112007-08-31T13:13:00.000-04:002007-08-31T13:13:00.000-04:00Oh. my. Gawd. I'm coming up with a strategy of ne...Oh. my. Gawd. I'm coming up with a strategy of never buying a book written by the child of a successful psychologist.<BR/><BR/>One of the best things I did for my health was cancel my subscription to cable television. Someone should write a book about losing weight by putting oneself on an advertising and media diet.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279406074370519481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-67758086851511225562007-08-30T17:12:00.000-04:002007-08-30T17:12:00.000-04:00Has anyone ever done a study of how many people qu...Has anyone ever done a study of how many people quoted in "diet" books end up with an ED? As you said Carrie, it's the same thinking style... <BR/><BR/>Hope you and Aria are settling in, and that Miss Kitty is feeling less need to 'hide' under the sofa (even though it does look very cute).bronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320100415077054104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-81316003683422460962007-08-30T16:59:00.000-04:002007-08-30T16:59:00.000-04:00Marcella,I do think CBT is good, but I'm really a ...Marcella,<BR/><BR/>I do think CBT is good, but I'm really a fan of DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) which is more skills oriented and practical. Z might find it useful, though I don't know how much it's used in the UK.<BR/><BR/>Michelle,<BR/><BR/>I don't think I've met anyone who thinks that, thin or not. Thin is an adjective, not a moral imperative.<BR/><BR/>Lauren,<BR/><BR/>Ha! The soup Nazi strikes again!Carrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-45558827167136392362007-08-30T15:59:00.000-04:002007-08-30T15:59:00.000-04:00Thinking about you today sweetie, I hope you are d...Thinking about you today sweetie, I hope you are doing well<BR/>lots of love Lauren<BR/>In the words of Sinfeld "No Health Magazine for YOU"<BR/>muah!laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369659753450717383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-9629494942835617012007-08-30T13:16:00.000-04:002007-08-30T13:16:00.000-04:00What is it like to think to be a thin person, whee...What is it like to think to be a thin person, wheeeeee, wheeeeee, I'm thin, look at me!!!! /sarcasm Restricting food is always a bad idea, and only leads to more disordered eating!!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14276562928120985014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-34102261781458824112007-08-30T09:05:00.000-04:002007-08-30T09:05:00.000-04:00CBT has always been a bit of a bugbear in our hous...CBT has always been a bit of a bugbear in our house. It is highly recommended in local eating disorders circles, and promoted as effective, but, cynic that I am I'm a little dubious of the statistics.<BR/><BR/>The favoured approach round here is that of Prof Fairbairn who reckons he has developed an effective transdiagnostic treatment for eating disorders. His stuff is in no way anorexenogenic like this, but the trouble is, even with his approach, it doesn't leave much leeway for intuitive eating (or intuitive anything else really) as it makes the subject concentrate so much on challenging his/her feelings. My daughter backed off at the first hurdle. Does that mean she's "not ready to tackle her eating disorder" or that waiting until someone is "ready" to cure themselves of what is at least in part a brain disease is cruel and pointless and another approach should be tried? Who knows?Fiona Marcellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985022521354870620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-49266529688512394802007-08-29T19:24:00.000-04:002007-08-29T19:24:00.000-04:00That's the interesting point, perhaps why so many ...That's the interesting point, perhaps why so many EDs start out as diets- it's the thinking style, the way you approach food. That, combined with some genetics.<BR/><BR/>All I have to say is, Amen sisters.Carrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-13391988830107680992007-08-29T15:10:00.000-04:002007-08-29T15:10:00.000-04:00*bangs head against keyboard*Shit like this just D...*bangs head against keyboard*<BR/><BR/>Shit like this just DOESN'T MAKE SENSE--it's a well documented fact that deprivation leads to binging leads to weight gain. You can't "think" yourself out of biological reality. <BR/><BR/>Intuitive. Freaking. Eating. Your body wants to be healthy--hunger signals mean you need food. Fullness signals mean you don't. No one would ever tell you to think yourself out of going to the bathroom or drinking when you're thirsty--how is this different?!?!?! Your body no more wants to overeat than it wants to over-pee or over-hydrate!<BR/><BR/><BR/>This cracked me up--I think "...drooling like a rabid skunk and sipping my diet coke" perfectly encapsultes partying with an eating disorder. (I've never seen a rabid skunk, but I'm pretty sure I've been one.)<BR/><BR/>"Health" magazine my ass.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840033787641336933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-69953971637677813942007-08-29T13:23:00.000-04:002007-08-29T13:23:00.000-04:00That quote about sticking to the plan is disturbin...That quote about sticking to the plan is disturbing, and undermines the entire idea of not obsessing about food. Stupid!!!<BR/><BR/>The magazines should be promoting Intuitive Eating, not this crud.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717870873723597247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-79804922807931670242007-08-29T12:40:00.000-04:002007-08-29T12:40:00.000-04:00wow. Although I am a consumer of therapy, I don't...wow. Although I am a consumer of therapy, I don't know anything about all the different types, methods, etc.<BR/><BR/>But that all sounds like a load of shite to me.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813023808982058233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-11370498532199053352007-08-29T08:54:00.000-04:002007-08-29T08:54:00.000-04:00The title of the book should be:The Beck Diet: How...The title of the book should be:<BR/><BR/>The Beck Diet<BR/>: How to train your brain for a full-out eating disorder.<BR/><BR/>All of those points that you mentioned - all of them were things I did when in the throes of my ED. Was I thinner? Not really, but I was on my way... to skeletal (or actually, in-patient first.)<BR/><BR/>And yeah, CBT is an awful common treatment for EDs... but this plan goes against everything that CBT for EDs works towards, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>Apparently, Judith has some father issues, hasn't she?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032617457209218758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-83466221040813277882007-08-29T08:21:00.000-04:002007-08-29T08:21:00.000-04:00yeah, Health magazine is a load of crap. "Health"...yeah, Health magazine is a load of crap. "Health" magazine.<BR/><BR/>the real irony to me is that CBT is an extremely common ED treatment approach.æhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449465426164797433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-63344538262176620862007-08-29T03:00:00.000-04:002007-08-29T03:00:00.000-04:00Geez. I'm wondering if I should be embarrassed to ...Geez. I'm wondering if I should be embarrassed to be writing for Health magazine right now. Number four especially sounds like a recipe for an eating disorder.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.com