#Bulimia self help professional#
Keep a food diary (PDF) to assess your current intake, then.Ĭreate a simple menu plan with a suitable health professional - and stick to it! E.g. Get healthier food in, rather than sugar-rich foods See this pageĭo something that takes up your attention - Mindful ActivityĬompromise - eat a small portion if you really can't resist Spend some time working out the times when you're most likely to binge - notice the thoughts that you often seem to have, the physical sensations, the emotions and how you react to them - then do something differently at those times. Vicious Cycle of Binge Eating - similar, but no purgingīefore starting any self-help plan, particularly one that includes a diet and exercise plan - see your GP (or other appropriate health professional). Vicious cycle of Bulimia - what keeps it going? Long term: (binge eating) obesity and associated health problems, including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart diseaseĬontrolling food intake: try to stick to rigid diet, fail, then bingeĪttempts to control weight (bulimia): Vomiting after eating, Disguising sound (run taps, flush toilet) and smell of vomiting (air-freshener, mints, perfume, mouthwash) Using laxatives, diet or diuretic pills Exercising too much to try to control weight gain, or crash diets Long term: (bulimia) anaemia, kidney damage, lack of menstrual periods, cardiac failure, loss of teeth, stomach ulcers, risk of rupture of stomach and oesophagus, heart problems Weight gain - weight can vary due to alternating bingeing and dietingĭamage to teeth - sensitive, discoloured. If I'm not perfect, then I'm a complete failure If I start eating, I won't be able to stop - I'm out of control Self-critical thoughts when don't keep to rules: I'm a failure, I'm useless and weak, I'm worthless Strict and rigid rules about what I can can eat (impossible to stick to) - I must stick rigidly to my diet regimeįocus of attention is taken up with food and eating Negative self beliefs: Judge self by what I eat and look like Others binge eat as a way of coping with distressing emotions: extreme "comfort eating", but binge eating ends up making them feel worse about themselves.Ĭommon thoughts, physical symptoms, emotions and behaviours are: This is followed by vomiting, over-exercising or taking pills (laxatives, diuretics, diet), and are often of normal weight.īinge eating can occur in the same way as bulimia, but there is no use of weight-controlling strategies such as vomiting, laxatives, over-exercise, and individuals are often over-weight. In bulimia, the individual will try to control their weight by restricting their diet, but then crave food and binge eat. The individual most likely has a poor self-image, and places much emphasis on needing to be thin to be attractive.
#Bulimia self help how to#
Make sense of the problem, then learn how to make positive changesīulimia usually affects more women than men, and often starts in the late teens or early twenties following a strict diet or stressful life event. Self help guide for Bulimia or binge eating, using effective CBT strategies.
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