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Helping Those with Eating Disorders

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Topic: Eating disorders
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Sort Desciption: About 7 million American girls and women suffer from eating disorders and 86 percent of them develop the illness as teenagers*. ...

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Helping Those with Eating Disorders About 7 million American girls and women suffer from eating disorders and 86 percent of them develop the illness as teenagers*. The words of Psalm 139 inspire Christians to celebrate the amazing wonders of our bodies and Gods tender loving attention to each detail. The dynamics of daily life, however, along with unrealistic portrayals of ideal body weights and shapes in the media are threatening an increasing number of adolescent girls to engage in unhealthy weight gain and loss of activities. Almost unheard of 30 years ago, there are three core eating disorders identified by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV today: Anorexia Nervosa a preoccupation with weight gain and a resistance to maintaining a normal weight for age and height; Bulimia Nervosa recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviors to prevent weight gain, such as vomiting or abusing laxatives; and Binge-eating Disorder excessive overeating without the use of compensatory behaviors. Much like chemical dependency, eating disorders appear to have both biological and environmental components. Psychological theory focuses on underlying emotional pain as central and reflecting one of seven possible scenarios, (1) a single traumatic event (2) two or three year period of unusual stress or pain, (3) an extended period of emotional pain, (4) onset of a mood disorder, (5) a very sensitive child, (6) a controlling environment, and (7) invalidated feelings. As we focus on spiritual development in our faith communities, we need to be proactive in nurturing the health and balance of our overall mental, emotional and physical well-being. As you ...

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