Discerning the Voices of an Eating Disorder “ED”
Discerning the voices of an eating disorder or disordered eating can be tricky! The voices can be intrusive, destructive and debilitating. How have you experienced this voice of the illness? Each person may have seasons where the voice is louder than others or even experience an unceasing, consistent, daily disruptive voice. At the crux of it, the voice tries to derail you in your pursuit of eating disorder recovery. Sometimes the voice also feels unpredictable…where you are going about your day and then bam!
If you are able to learn how to discern the voice of “ED” and come to truly understand what it may be trying to tell you, you can begin to find healing from the illness. Understanding the truth and releasing the lies can help set you free! You are worthy of a full life.
Do any of these look familiar? Which ones resonate with you? An eating disorder voice can be alluring and sneaky. Take some time to journal about how you hear the voice of the illness, when you hear it the loudest and list some ways you want to challenge it.
If you need help with discerning and combating the eating disorder voice, please reach out to a trained certified eating disorder specialist. You do not have to do this alone!
© Erica Faulhaber 2016 – This blog may be shared or reprinted as long as the information is unedited and the author bio, including contact information is printed along with the blog.
Erica Faulhaber PhD, NCC, LPC, CEDS, EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Certified EMDR Therapist. She is a therapist in Erie, Colorado who helps women struggling with trying to be perfect all the time. New Directions Colorado, is a therapy practice that specializes in eating disorders/disordered eating, trauma and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
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