Dear Saxsia:

You asked for practical advice:

1. Aim at healing the excess, ongoing fear (anxiety) that is fueling your disordered eating. It will take time and ongoing work, in the context of psychotherapy with a competent, caring, hard working psychotherapist, if possible for you. Joining 12 step groups/ self help groups meeting in person to help each other with anxiety and disordered eating can also be helpful.

2. Every day, aim at simplifying your life that day the best you can so to not overwhelm yourself with “things to do”- take into account the anxiety in you and plan your day with it in mind. View yourself as an anxious child and plan that child’s day in a way that will be the least overwhelming for the child.

3. Aerobic daily exercise (limited and safe, not as a way to burn,burn, burn calories and compensate for bingeing!)

4. Slow, calming exercise like yoga and Tai-Chi (slow, slow movements that slow down the brain!).

5. Interacting with supportive people, staying away from critical people.

6. Posting here anytime.

anita