Eating Disorders
Eating disorders – bulimia, anorexia and compulsive overeating are a very damaging form of addictive illness. In common with all addictions, the behaviours are engaged in compulsively and to the detriment of the sufferer's emotional, physical, spiritual and mental wellbeing. Eating disorders can have severe and permanent physical consequences on the sufferer's body and health in particular, potentially affecting almost every aspect of physical health.
There is usually a presence of extreme anxiety and dissatisfaction with physical appearance, which the individual attempts to control, soothe or eliminate by manipulating the body's natural relationship with food through starving, bingeing, purging or a combination of restrictive/excessive eating patterns. The inappropriate use of physical exercise can also be a contributing factor in the stories of many people with eating disorders. But the root of the problem is usually emotional, and until this work is done, the person is likely to continue to relapse.
See our individual pages on the different forms that eating disorders can take to find out more. But in every case, the appropriate treatment is similar. At Charter we have a great deal of experience of helping clients to address their eating disorders in a holistic way, using a combination of approaches to allow clients to achieve the manageability and peace of mind which living with an eating disorder destroys.
As well as working with clients on the emotional and psychological aspects of eating disorders, at Charter we understand how important it is to provide medical and nutritional support to clients both during their treatment with us and on an ongoing basis and thus have a network of consultants and nutritionalists who are experienced and qualified to work with people suffering from eating disorders.
See our individual pages on the different forms that eating disorders can take to find out more.
At Charter we have a great deal of experience of helping clients to address their eating disorders in an holistic way, using a combination of approaches that are emotional, practical and educational to allow clients to achieve the manageability and peace of mind which living with an eating disorder destroys.