Life post lockdown: New freedoms and new challenges
One of our clinicians reflects on the impact of the pandemic and “opening up”.
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Is bingeing an eating disorder?
Exploring what binge eating disorder is, and how it can be treated.
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Why change is difficult
A story for those considering change
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Empowering families affected by eating disorders
Championing better support & information for families and carers of those affected by eating disorders
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How to manage an eating disorder at Christmas
Some ideas to make Christmas a little easier.
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Body image dissatisfaction and how to improve it
Quick tips on how to improve your body image.
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Managing an eating disorder during COVID-19
How to look after yourself, mentally and physically, during lockdown.
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Self-monitoring in CBT
Self-monitoring is a key component of CBT for eating disorders. You will be asked to start keeping a daily record of your food and fluid intake, physical activity (if relevant), and disordered eating symptoms (e.g. bingeing or vomiting), as well as the situations, thoughts and emotions that you had at the time you were eating…
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Common Cognitive Distortions
When a person experiences an unpleasant or unhelpful emotion, it is often preceded by unhelpful thoughts. Often there is a pattern to such thoughts – we call these unhelpful thinking errors or cognitive distortions. Cognitive distortions are not unique to people with eating disorders, in fact everyone will use cognitive distortions to a greater or…
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What are schemas?
Schemas (sometimes called ‘early maladaptive schemas’) are enduring patterns of thoughts and feelings that develop during childhood or adolescence and persist throughout our lives. They consist of beliefs, feelings and memories about the self, others and the environment, which we accept without question. We all have schema, but the extent to which they affect our…
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Coping styles
Schemas can trigger distressing thoughts and painful emotions. In order to avoid these, we typically develop certain ‘coping styles’. These often form quite early in life, and quickly become established. However, what might be a helpful way of coping when we are young can often become less helpful as time goes by. In fact, these…
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What are schema modes?
In schema therapy you may also look at your modes. These are a temporary mindset, which includes both how you are feeling and how you are dealing with it. We typically experience a mode shift when our schemas are activated, or someone “pushes our buttons”. In other words, a mode is a combination of the…
