Two things are critical to help individuals recover that aren’t widely used in traditional treatment are the inclusion of working on mindset and balancing brain chemistry. Many treatment programs are focused on “fixing” the problem and daily the discussion is about the behavior, weighing, watching them go to the bathroom so they won’t throw up and putting even more emphasis on the problem.
Changing the “Whack-A-Mole” Syndrome
By Lori Hanson Addictive personalities, in the rehab and treatment community are plentiful. Individuals who latch on to multiple methods of blocking pain and “numbing out” to life. “I’m sober for 13 months now! But I’m binging and purging multiple times every day.” “I’ve recovered from my bulimia, but I’m drinking like a fish” “I […]
