What is an eating disorder?
First, eating disorders come in all different shapes, sizes, and have different components. In adolescent eating disorder treatment in Madison, Ct, our therapists help teenagers understand the source of their eating fears and worries. At times, children will dislike textures or certain food groups. Other times, adults develop disordered eating in later years. Often, people with anorexia and bulimia nervosa tend to be type A or perfectionists. As well, bulimia and anorexia can develop from very low self-esteem and self criticism. Maybe, you grew up with parents who were alcoholics and they were critical. Overall, people eating disorders are always criticizing themselves, their bodies, weight, and their shape. At Wisdom Within Counseling, we love helping teens love themselves in adolescent eating disorder treatment in Madison, Ct.
We help people with eating disorders who are very judgmental of themselves love and accept themselves.
At Wisdom Within Counseling, we help people who have eating disorders and those who are preoccupied with weight and food. We teach intuitive eating and health at every size. Often times, anorexia and bulimia nervosa behaviors can turn into life-threatening illnesses. Without professional eating disorder treatment, severe physical and mental issues develop.
What does anorexia look like?
With anorexia nervosa, there is limited food intake, fear of being fat, and problems around body acceptance. With anorexia, it’s very difficult for a teenager to maintain a healthy body weight because they are always obsessively dieting. Frequently, use of laxatives, purging or vomiting, and starvation are components of anorexia.
Why seek creative, adolescent eating disorder treatment in Madison, Ct?
In adolescent eating disorder treatment, why do adolescents self-harm?
Negative behaviors are part of teenage years. And, so are adult emotions that a teen has never felt before to this degree or intensity. Big, intense, challenging feelings can feel overwhelming. Anger, disgust, jealousy, betrayal, and loss all play role in decision making for teenagers. Often, teens feel out of control and then choose something negative.
How do we help teens reduce and stop self-harming in adolescent eating disorder treatment in Madison, Ct?
Interestingly, self-harm and eating disorders are like alcohol and substance abuse. Furthermore, when an adolescent chooses to self harm and cuts their skin, endorphins are sent into their bloodstream. Teenagers want to feel pleasure and better. At the same time, teenagers don’t know how to release emotional stress. For example, anger, loss, sadness, loneliness, and a past history of trauma play a role in eating disorders.
At Wisdom Within Counseling, we teach teenagers who to release negative emotions in healthy, creative ways.
To add, in early stages of eating disorder therapy, self-harm can develop. For example, say an alcoholic gets sober. They may develop a shopping addiction or gambling addiction for a short period of time. When an adolescent lacks positive coping tools, they will find negative tools to release. So, adolescents who lack self-esteem and feel overwhelming anxiety can develop self-harm in eating disorders treatment. At Wisdom Within Counseling, adolescents and teenagers feel instance, challenging emotions every moment. Both eating disorders and self-harm are signs that your teenager can use positive coping tools. As well, these negative behaviors like anorexia or self-harm will not go away on their own. Essentially, adolescent eating disorder treatment often involves treating self-harm behaviors too.
To begin, click the pink button below to get your teen stopping impulsive behaviors and start learning positive coping tools.
Tell me more about adolescent eating disorder treatment and the self-harm connection.
To note, self harm creates a high. So, it can quickly become a bad habit, as we teach in adolescent eating disorder treatment. At Wisdom Within Counseling, we teach teenagers healthy coping outlets for stress. Essentially, as one negative behavior is reducing another may start. Sometimes, teenagers develop reckless behaviors out of chaotic emotions. For instance, alcoholism, driving drunk, and other harmful behaviors. Self-harming and cutting is fact acting pain relief. But, instant gratification and self harm is not a sustainable or self loving coping tool. Instead, think of self-harm and adolescent eating disorder treatment like alcohol treatment in some ways. Self-harming is a negative behavior just like alcoholism. But, there are also deeper emotions under the behavior. For some teenagers, loss, sadness, grief, depression, anger, and abuse come up. As well, self harm in adolescence can also be a form of self punishment.
Can my adolescent really have anorexia, restrctive food behaviors?
Yes, children and adolescents can develop eating disorders. Not frequently do children around age eight develop anorexia. However, around age eight to thirteen is when eating disorders begin to develop. Of eight to thirteen year olds, 50%–56% report dieting to be slimmer. Often, adolescents are given negative messages about body image, diet culture, and how to look. For some, this may come as a shock. But, for others, eating disorders begin very young. At times, if children have parents who diet heavily, that can be a negative influence. As well, if a child has parents who are self-critical, that can lead to more inner criticism about body image. At the earliest moment you notice food challenges, book a phone consult below right away.
If you adolescent or teen needs eating disorder or self-harm therapy, use the pink button to book a phone consult for positive coping skills below.
Our therapists teach teenagers self-acceptance and self-care skills in adolescent eating disorder treatment.
If your teenager has depression and body image issues, negative behaviors can feel like the only way out. In adolescent eating disorder treatment, self-harm is addressed. The therapists at Wisdom Within Counseling help adolescents and teenagers build self-love. Lastly, our creative therapists know that teens can a lot of pressure. We provide healthy, creative outlets such as through art therapy, yoga therapy, and walking by the beach. For instance, yoga therapy can help an adolescent feel connection to their mind, body, and spirit. From inner connection, teenagers can feel inner peace and contentment. As well, mindfulness meditation for trauma is a lifelong coping tool teens can use.
At Wisdom Within Counseling, we teach teenagers how to connect with their mind, body, and spirit.
If your teenager feels emotionally disconnected from their friend group or family, self harm and disordered eating may spike. We teach adolescents and teenagers how to cope with the demands of school and peers. Often, teenagers need a professional outside of their family system.
As well, we teach teenagers how to balance decision-making, healthy coping tools, and responsibility by their parents.
Also, adolescents and teenagers who self harm are seeking relief from emotional stress. Therefore, eating disorders and self harm behaviors must be seen as a red flag. Often times, with self harm behaviors and teenagers, family conflicts can increase. Overall, adolescent eating disorder treatment in Madison, Ct incorporates a family approach. Our counselors teach parents supportive skills as well as adolescents. Therefore, having a family therapist can help your teen improve their positive coping skills and reduce self harm. As well, adolescent eating disorder treatment in Madison, Ct is holistic. Instead of thinking self-harm is the only way out, our counselors specialize with young minds.
How do you know if your teenager has anorexia?
Is your teenager underweight, had weight loss, or extremely under weight? Often, with anorexia, a restrictive eating disorder, tens may have weight loss. As well, with anorexia, your teenager may skip meals and not eat when they are alone. Depression and anxiety play a role in anorexia. To add, adolescents who have anorexia will criticize their body shape and size. Even thought they may visibly be healthy, they think they are too fat. Frequently, with anorexia, and restrictive eating disorders, over exercising is a sign. At Wisdom Within Counseling, we specialize in eating disorder and anorexia therapy using creative art therapies.
How can anorexia look and what are the signs to seek help?
Now, if your teenager goes to the gym or works out many times a day or week, this is self-harm. It may be be cutting, but over exercising has negative impacts on the body, mind and spirit. And, it is a numbing behavior. When an adolescents receives an anorexia diagnosis, they are trying to maintain a below-normal weight through starvation or too much exercise. Unfortunately, when anorexia goes without professional treatment, growth delays can occur. Other common signs include brittle nails, easy bruising, depression, dieting, dry hair, dry skin, headache, sensitivity to cold, or slow heart rate. At times, adolescents who anorexia, develop irregular menstruation or absence of menstruation. If you notice any of the above, seek adolescent eating disorder treatment in Madison, Ct today.
Teenagers with anorexia and bulimia lose the ability to feed themselves in nurturing, healthy ways.
In the treatment of Ayurveda and yoga therapy, we look at this as a Vatta in balance. In terms of treatment for anorexia, we recommend a mix of therapy and positive experiences. To add, we recommend more parental connection and yoga therapy for healing. Because of the rigid beliefs and negative thinking patterns caused by anorexia and bulimia, mental health therapy is very important. Frequently, twice a week therapy is helpful for learning coping tools. To add, in family therapy we offer positive coping tools to help your teen reduce binge eating disorder.
Positive coping skills and therapy help rebuild physical well-being and intuitive eating practices.
Often times, anorexia and the binge purge cycle go together. It is important to understand the binge purge cycle in order to interrupt them. Therefore, at Wisdom Within Counseling, we help people identify their triggers and emotions behind their abnormal eating behaviors. Finally, eating disorders are one of our specialties at Wisdom Within Counseling. We help people of all ages develop mindful eating practices and use self-love tools. In counseling, we help teenagers understand their underlying emotional triggers that cause eating disorders.
Lastly, if your teenager is struggling with anorexia, book a phone consult using the pink button below. We specialize with disordered eating behaviors and teaching lifelong intuitive eating skills.
How do you know when your teenager is self harming?
When you’re teenager or adolescent is self harming, you may find razor is missing from the shower or razor blades in their backpack. As well, you may get a call from their teacher at school who found cuts on their arms. To add, your teenager may wear long sleeves in summer months when typically they would wear a tank top. This is to conceal their arms if they have ben freshly cutting themselves. Additionally, if you had a lesson in self harming you may notice burn marks on their belly or legs. In adolescent eating disorder treatment, we teach parents how to identify self-harm as well. You may find knives, razor blades, or sharp objects hidden in your teens bedroom. As well, medication may be missing.
If you have any of these negative, anxious behaviors, your teen is not eating, or is cutting, book a phone consult today.
Working with one of our holistic family therapists can help improve family communication and foster more playful connections with your teenager.
Also, at Wisdom Within Counseling, we offer effective treatment for adolescent self harming problems through family therapy. Often times, reducing a self harm means improving parent and teen relationships. Furthermore, in family therapy, we teach parents and teenagers conflict resolution and problem-solving skills. In adolescent eating disorder treatment, we encourage family meals. As well, eating together as a family can be a special ritual to promote self-care. Lastly, at Wisdom Within Counseling, we teach lifestyle coping tools through sleep and exercise.
Adolescent eating disorder treatment and self-harm therapy supports mindfulness through yoga therapy, art therapy, and walking therapies outdoors
Through holistic counseling, we offer teenagers mindfulness, meditation, visualization skills, and self calming tools. Overall, trauma sensitive yoga therapy allows adolescents and teenagers to better manage stress. In Southeastern Connecticut, self harm and eating disorders very prevalent with teenagers. As a group of East Lyme therapists, we help teenagers challenge unhelpful and negative thinking patterns. From there, we help parents incorporate positive coping tools at home outside of counseling. Siblings can also have their own set of fears and anxieties.
