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Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are psychological disorders that can have serious
physical complications if not effectively dealt with. The most
common eating disorders are Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity. These
disorders generally start from a fear of putting on weight. As
soon as a sufferer starts to diet and watch their weight they
set up an inner battle that can have devastating effects.
However, eating disorders can have many causes. It may seem strange
but food is not one of them. There can be many underlying psychological
factors behind this self-destructive condition. In fact all eating
disorders are the result of misperceptions. Somewhere in the past
a faulty thought pattern was created and the eating disorder is
an unconscious attempt to cope with this unresolved emotional
problem.
Once the disorder manifests as a distorted behavioural pattern
it is very difficult to stop it because all attempts to fight
this behaviour only makes it worse.
There is a law of the mind that states:
"Whenever the will and the imagination are in conflict,
the imagination always wins"
That is why 'will power' does not work. The will has no power,
its job is to simply make the decision - it's the subconscious
that has all the power and will faithfully carry out the instructions
the conscious mind gives it whether you like it or not.
That is why diets don't work. The more you tell yourself you are
not allowed to have something the more you are going to crave
it. You have to eventually give up this tortuous denial and go
and binge on the forbidden substance. One of the most creative
ways of solving the bingeing problem is to bring up the food.
Another law of the mind states:
"Whatever image you hold before you will come about"
If you are worrying about your weight you are also holding a negative
image of yourself which, the subconscious mind is doing all in
its power to achieve. The subconscious mind will bring about whatever
image you hold whether you like it or not. You therefore create
this permanent inner struggle that completely confuses the metabolic
rate and the body's natural program to maintain a health weight.
Anorexia Nervosa
This is a condition that is usually triggered by dieting. The
person tries to lose weight or maintain an abnormally low weight
by severely restricting his or her food intake. This sets up the
negative cycle mentioned above. Along with the restricting behaviour,
there is an intense fear of becoming fat. Some anorexics also
engage in purging behaviours, even after eating small amounts
of food.
Bulimia Nervosa
A person binges (consumes an abnormally large quantity of food
in a short time), then tries to get rid of the food by some methods
such as vomiting, using laxatives or diuretics, fasting or obsessive
exercising. This is called the binge-purge cycle. A person can
have symptoms of both anorexia and bulimia.
Compulsive Overeating/Binge Eating
A person either overeats without regard to physical cues of hunger
or satisfaction, or binges (eats an abnormally large amount of
food in a short time) without purging.
The MindFrame Technique will enable you to relax, reset the natural
program and you will gravitate back to your natural healthy weight
regardless of what you eat.
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