Eating disorder treatment has gone through many changes over the past decade. It has gone from weighing and measuring food to distinguishing between a healthy eating pattern from an unhealthy one. The weighing and measuring of food, which had a few positives, fed into the perfectionism and control issues most of the people in eating disorder treatment had; not to mention the shame it produced in public.
Eating disorder treatment now allows room for error as it related to food intake. Rather than focus so strongly on the actual amount of food, the focus is on the patient learning to eat in a healthy manner and not eating to satisfy some emotional need.
Eating disorder treatment can be found by calling the eating disorder helpline. This helpline has resources for treatment throughout the country. The helpline is toll free and staff are available 24/7 to find you the help that you need. Don’t wait to call for help.