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Several people have emailed me to ask about why they seem to have some issues with compulsive shopping since the shelter-in-place has begun. The Eating Disorder brain is multi-faceted, but in my many years of treating people with many different kinds of disordered eating patterns, I’ve noticed a consistent set of traits across the board.
Compulsive Shopping, Skin Picking and Disordered Eating… Read More »
In a Global Pandemic, you don’t have to stress yourself out more over weight gain Many, many people are finding that in addition to everything they are scared of right now (a global pandemic, the demise of our economy, loss, etc…) they are really, really, really scared of gaining weight during this lockdown. It says
Can We Please Stop Talking about Coronavirus and Weight Gain??? Read More »
Midsection of mid adult Asian woman adjusting balance weight scale Dear Leora, Is it possible to recover from binge eating without putting on too much weight. If you’ve starved yourself for a while and lost weight but now bingeing and slowly starting to put it back on, how can I stop the binge cycle without
Friday Q&A – Can I Recover from Binge Eating Without Gaining Weight? Read More »
Dear Leora, I’ve been in a 12 step group for food addiction for many years. I lose lots of weight, then I relapse and I gain it all back and then I drop out of program and then I go back again and lose the weight. This cycle is exhausting. I’ve been up 70 pounds
Am I a Food Addict? Read More »
Look at me! It’s a whole new me! I’m better, smarter, faster, thinner, I can play guitar, surf, play the piano, I learned how to dance like Britney Spears, and man I loved Corona Quarantine! I’m Going To Emerge From This Quarantine as a Whole New Me!!! This quarantine has a special way of holding
The Whole New Me Syndrome Read More »
Coronavirus mental health issues are very real. UPDATED ON OCTOBER 26TH. I originally wrote this article right after the United States went into lockdown in early March. Although things have gotten better many people after the initial shock, there are still many people suffering with depression, grief, anxiety, election stress, arguments with family and friends
Help you Get Through Coronavirus Lockdown When You Have Food and Body Image Issues Read More »
Overeating on Thanksgiving Does NOT make you a failure! I have been getting emails all day from people telling me that they overate or binged on Thanksgiving and that they hate themselves, that they are failures, that they are worthless, that they are defective, that they will never be like their cousins look or the
If You Think that You Overate at Thanksgiving Please Read This Read More »
So all of you living in the United States are undoubtedly being bombarded by Halloween candy. There are giant, larger than life displays at every store you walk into, and most likely, it’s sitting in giant bowls in your house as you get ready to pass it out to little ghouls and goblins and witches
How Not to Binge on Halloween Candy Read More »
Have you ever been “that girl” who was so in love with “that boy…” the one who you were going to marry and make babies with? You loved him so much that you thought of him all the time. You couldn’t stop talking about him… you checked your phone constantly to see if he’d texted you. And
Eating Disorders and Anxious Attachment – What’s the Relationship? Read More »