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233 S. 6th Street, Suite C-33
Philadelphia PA 19106
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The Eating Disorder Voice?
Eating Disorder Treatment in Center City Philadelphiawritten by Staff at The Center For Growth
The Eating Disorder voice verbally abuses people with Anorexia. They can become extremely nervous when they do not know their exact weight. Anorexia gives its victims the illusion of control, but clearly it is the disease that actually takes control of them. When I asked a client to describe her relationship with her eating disorder I posed the question “Is your eating disorder your friend or your enemy? She paused and said thoughtfully? “It’s kind of like a backstabbing friend”. This “backstabbing friend” is what is referred to in the field as the Eating Disorder voice...
THE EATING DISORDER VOICE SAYS THINGS LIKE:
- Look at the girl she is skinnier and therefore better than you
- You ate that piece of pizza and now you gained ten pounds
- If you eat lunch then your friends will think you are a fat pig
- Guys won’t like you unless you are skinny
- You are a quitter if you recover
- If you eat that you are a failure
- Do not listen to your parents, therapists, and the doctor. They are just trying to make you fat!
- Just lose a few more pounds and everything will be better
- Do not eat that
- You should not have eaten that
- You have no self control
Anorexia Nervosa Topics
Risk factors for Anorexia Nervosa
Feelings about entering therapy for Anorexia Nervosa
Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: What to expect
What is going on in the mind of someone with Anorexia
How to help support your child in treatment for anorexia Nervosa
The Personality Profiles often associated with Anorexia Nervosa
Suggestions for people with anorexia Nervosa
Recognize and respond to an eating disorder
Eating disorders and sexual trauma
Founder of Sex Therapy
in Philadelphia
"Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS,
ACSW, LCSW
To schedule an appointment, please call: 267 - 324 - 9564
If you live in Center City Philadelphia or the surrounding regions, including the Main Line, Montgomery County, Bucks County, Chestery County, Cherry Hill and Southern New Jersey area and want to schedule an appointment for individual therapy, couples therapy, marriage counseling, sex therapy, family therapy or play therapy call (267) 324-9564.
