Thousands, if not millions, have read or heard about a number of approaches to managing eating disorders. A lot many of us have even mustered up the courage to reach out to clinical help. I’ll have to agree that we do have some excellent institutions out there to help with the problem, but the question remains: Do they understand you before they treat you?
A number of treatment centers take it for granted that the patient is suffering from a thought disorder, especially in cases of anorexia, and prescribe treatments which involve forcing the patient into ’scientifically proven’ treatments. But one knows that taking away control over eating will only have a delaying factor added to the disorder. So what alternatives do we have?
Dr Renae Norton, clinical psychologist at the Cincinnati Eating Disorder Treatment, does have an alternative. She’s in private practice with a specialty in the treatment of eating disorders including bulimia and anorexia.
Her mission is to provide an environment conducive to total healing to any person with an eating disorder. Dr Norton offers just that right touch for any individual to establish a healthy relationship not just with eating, but also with family and friends. Her treatment focuses on any relationship the patient may have with food, body image, stresses, family issues and conflict resolution.
The alternative solution that I talked about earlier has everything to do with teaming up with the patient. Dr Norton does this by combining intensive individual psychotherapy, group and family therapy wherever necessary with nutrition, shopping, and food preparation coaching.
And coaching includes developing a relationship with food and understand how the body takes it. Among the many things that might surprise one, you will learn that dieting doesn’t really work. And unblock your mind to the many myths about fat, carbohydrates and protein! Whatever yo do, it’s always a great idea to get professional help about your eating disorders.
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