The Paradox in Binge as Rescue: You know what you want. You want to be solid and alive. You want to be capable of being seen and heard without going into anxiety. You want to be real and have a real life.

However, experiencing an emotional crisis drives you to save yourself from intense and immediate pain. You plunge into your eating disorder repertoire.

Eating Disorder Rescues: The eating disorder rescue looks like this: You crawl under the covers, trembling on the inside and afraid to come out. Or you sink into the television, binge and do not answer the phone. Or you binge in restaurants wearing what feels like your invisibility cloak or phony persona. Or you binge in your car, alone and unseen.

Yoyos can be fun, but not when that tricky up and down experience involves your weight. Many people get caught in the yo yo weight gain - weight loss experience yet feel they don't meet the various criteria for an eating disorder.

A challenging but efficient way to approach your eating dilemma is to keep a journal.  Every morning if possible, write for three or four pages. Write whatever comes to you mind. And if nothing comes to your mind

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You’re back at school. Christmas vacation is over. New Years is over. You’ve had a week of classes. For you on the quarter system, the classes are new.

Are you in good shape, or are you anxious and back into your eating disorder? You should feel energized by your relaxed and fun filled break from school routines.

Getting into treatment can be a challenge. Yet, somehow people in recovery, regardless of their situation, have found a place to begin. Once you find your beginning place, then one step leads to another.

12 step programs are free. Low fee clinics exist. Even low fee or free in patient treatment centers exist for people who are willing to be part of research studies.
ANAD offers free eating disorder support groups around the country. So how do you find what's right for you?