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Abstract:
Help for eating disorders: How to convert theoretical knowledge into practical results.
Question:
Can you give me help for eating disorders: Knowing all the theory does not help in real life.
Answer:
You understand the problems and what it means to manage them, in theory, which is a good beginning. You have now to apply your understanding and insight. Take your time. To recover from an eating disorder is a long an difficult struggle with yourself.
Getting well takes time, you have to work with yourself. This is as if you have inherited an old and run-down house full of rubbish. It takes time to create a nice and functional home from such a house. But it can be done, with purposeful work. It is maybe not so important which of the rooms in the house you start with. What is important is to get started, otherwise nothing will happen. In the case of eating disorders, here are some problems to tackle: