Latest articles on counselling and therapy
The fertility and eating disorders whirlwind of anxiety
Fertility challenges are not uncommon for many people who suffer from anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorders. When you have an eating disorder, you're so focused on your...
Eating disorders: what's your relationship with food?
Eating disorders can involve eating too little or too much, and/or becoming obsessed with body weight and body shape. Normally, someone with an eating disorder will exhibit an...
Bulimia - the hidden health dangers
There are plenty of commonly known, recognised and talked about adverse health issues connected with bulimia, which may affect those with the illness. These can include hair loss,...
An overview on eating disorders by Mick Green
Eating is one of our innate survival drives that initiates appetite, resulting in the intake of food. Like breathing and reproduction, these drives are hardwired into every human...
The revelation: Self-harming behaviours
What is self-harm? It is an intentional act of inflicting harm to oneself. The self-harming behaviour we are most familiar with is cutting. This involves cutting the superficial...
Can therapy help my eating disorder?
According to Beat Eating Disorders, the UK's leading eating disorder charity, eating disorders affect 750,000 people in the UK. If you binge and purge you may find yourself in a...
What are CBT-BN, CBT-BED and CBT-E?
Eating problems and disorders are common, so it is helpful to know that among the potentially effective treatments available there is one within the field of Cognitive Behavioural...
Eating disorders and the issue of control
On the face of it, the two main eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa) are at the opposite ends of the spectrum. The person suffering from anorexia is in...