Having any type of eating disorder can be crippling, and you may feel that you are trapped and can't overcome this eating disorder on your own. A great way to receive the help you need, and to assist you in starting your journey back to health, is to go in for therapy, from a person like Michael Lynch Ph.D. You can visit a therapist that specifically deals with eating disorders so that they have a great deal of foundational knowledge of what you are experiencing, as well as experience working with other patients that have had eating disorders. This will allow them to really help you one step at a time. This article will discuss 3 ways that therapy can help you to overcome an eating disorder. 

They Address The Feelings Surrounding Your Eating Disorder

One of the best things that you can do to begin overcoming an eating disorder is to talk about your feeling surrounding your eating disorder. While you may not feel comfortable talking with family or friends, talking to a therapist can be much easier. They will ask you questions about what triggered your eating disorder, how you feel when you binge, purge, or avoid food, how you view food, why you want to recover etc. Talking about these things can really help you to get in a better place mentally, and will help both you and the therapist better understand what you are feeling to move forward with your recovery. 

They Set You Up With A Nutritionist

Another important aspect of recovering from an eating disorder is to meet with a nutritionist. Your therapist will be able to set you up with a nutritionist that is experienced in dealing with eating disorders of all kinds and they will be a crucial member of your recovery team. They will have you track all of the foods that you are currently eating and will create a diet plan for you that will slowly increase your caloric intake, as well include healthy fats, proteins, etc. You will slowly be introduced to your "fear" foods, and overtime will reintroduce them into your diet. 

They Can Refer You To Further Treatment If Necessary 

If you or your therapist feel that the regular outpatient treatment isn't offering you enough support and isn't helping you to improve, then the next step is going to be an inpatient treatment program. Your therapist will be there with you to help you understand what to expect from an inpatient program and will be able to tell you how this more intense therapy is going to help you. Inpatient therapy will involve you staying in a treatment center where you will receive round the clock care.

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