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All About Restrictive Eating Disorders aka
An Addiction to Energy Deficit

Helly Barnes

Jun 28, 20234 min read

What is an Addiction to Energy Deficit?

Restrictive eating disorders can be considered to be a brain based addiction to the state of energy deficit. But what does this really mean?

The Scarcity Mindset & Restrictive Eating Disorders

Helly Barnes

Apr 21, 202313 min read

The Scarcity Mindset & Restrictive Eating Disorders

Restrictive eating disorders create a scarcity mindset which impact on behaviours related to food, money spending & even lead to stealing.

Helly Barnes

Mar 21, 20238 min read

Pre-Mortems and Eating Disorder Bashing

A pre mortem is a tool to use in eating disorder recovery to predict how a recovery situation might go wrong to help ensure it goes right!

"I'm Giving Up... Let the Eating Disorder Consume Me!"

Helly Barnes

Mar 8, 20234 min read

"I'm Giving Up... Let the Eating Disorder Consume Me!"

A personal post in which I share a journal entry made at a point in the process to overcome an eating disorder when I wanted to give up.

Helly Barnes

Feb 3, 20236 min read

Make the Weight Gain Justified!

Weight gain while still restricting or compensating as you attempt to overcome an eating disorder feels unjustified. Escape this scenario!

Overcome an Eating Disorder by Making Commitments that Work FOR You!

Helly Barnes

Jan 17, 20236 min read

Overcome an Eating Disorder by Making Commitments that Work FOR You!

Commitments in the process of overcoming an eating disorder can be hard to keep. If-Then Plans can help pin your commitments to real life

Eat to Extreme Hunger to Overcome an Eating Disorder

Helly Barnes

Dec 27, 20229 min read

Eat to Extreme Hunger to Overcome an Eating Disorder

Extreme hunger when overcoming an eating disorder can be frightening and extreme! These are some first hand experiences of how it can look.

Eating Disorder Recovery Need Not Be a Tug of War (Part 2)

Helly Barnes

Dec 20, 20229 min read

Eating Disorder Recovery Need Not Be a Tug of War (Part 2)

What does a tug of war between a person in recovery and an eating disorder look like and what does it look like to walk away from the games?

Eating Disorder Recovery Need Not Be a Tug of War (Part 1)

Helly Barnes

Dec 13, 20228 min read

Eating Disorder Recovery Need Not Be a Tug of War (Part 1)

Eating disorder recovery feels like a tug of war between the person in recovery & the eating disorder. But it doesn't have to be this way!

The Neuro-Biology of Hunger. What Happens with Eating Disorders?

Helly Barnes

Dec 7, 20228 min read

The Neuro-Biology of Hunger. What Happens with Eating Disorders?

Hunger is controlled by the brain and body in a range of different processes. What happens differently in eating disorders to this?

Physical, Mental, Behavioural & Emotional Signs of HUNGER!

Helly Barnes

Nov 29, 202213 min read

Physical, Mental, Behavioural & Emotional Signs of HUNGER!

Hunger can manifest in physical ways but also mentally, emotionally and in behaviour. This post discusses all the ways hunger can appear.

Christmas in Recovery from an Eating Disorder... Aaarghh!!!

Helly Barnes

Nov 24, 202213 min read

Christmas in Recovery from an Eating Disorder... Aaarghh!!!

Christmas can be a very anxiety provoking time for a person in recovery from an eating disorder. This post provides tips to help cope.

11 Tips to Keep Eating in Eating Disorder Recovery Despite No Appetite (Part 2 of 2)

Helly Barnes

Nov 17, 20227 min read

11 Tips to Keep Eating in Eating Disorder Recovery Despite No Appetite (Part 2 of 2)

This post provides 11 tips to help you keep eating in eating disorder recovery even if you have a low (perceived!) appetite.

No Appetite - Do I Have To Eat? Eating Disorder Recovery (Part 1 of 2)

Helly Barnes

Nov 14, 20229 min read

No Appetite - Do I Have To Eat? Eating Disorder Recovery (Part 1 of 2)

It is hard to keep eating in eating disorder recovery when you feel physically full. This post explains why you need to keep eating anyway.

Hack your Physiology to Reduce Anxiety and Overcome a Fear Response in Eating Disorder Recovery

Helly Barnes

Nov 5, 20227 min read

Hack your Physiology to Reduce Anxiety and Overcome a Fear Response in Eating Disorder Recovery

This post discusses fear reactions in eating disorder recovery and 'hacks' to use to adjust your physiology, overcoming the fear reaction.

Your Eating Disorder Recovery Must Keep Evolving!

Helly Barnes

Oct 22, 20226 min read

Your Eating Disorder Recovery Must Keep Evolving!

Eating disorder recovery is a difficult process that constantly evolves as your needs to ensure ultimate freedom change through the process.

Project Manage Your Eating Disorder Recovery - It Matters!

Helly Barnes

Jun 11, 20226 min read

Project Manage Your Eating Disorder Recovery - It Matters!

Eating disorder recovery is the most important project you will ever do. Therefore, approach it with the 5 stages of project management!

40 Tips To Address Restriction in Eating Disorder Recovery

Helly Barnes

May 11, 20229 min read

40 Tips To Address Restriction in Eating Disorder Recovery

In this post I offer 40 tips to help anyone in eating disorder recovery address lingering restriction in their eating.

Restriction in Eating Disorder Recovery and How it can Manifest

Helly Barnes

May 5, 20228 min read

Restriction in Eating Disorder Recovery and How it can Manifest

Restriction in eating disorder recovery can manifest in many different ways. This post provides a list of some of the most common.

Helly Barnes

Apr 25, 20224 min read

Greed and Eating Disorder Recovery

Feelings and thoughts of 'greed' are so common to people in eating disorder recovery. But are these thoughts and feelings ever appropriate?

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An Addiction to Energy Deficit