"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.
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MY TWO BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW...
ADDICTED TO ENERGY DEFICIT—YOUR NEUROSCIENCE BASED GUIDE TO RESTRICTIVE EATING DISORDERS
& AIMING For OVERSHOOT—THE HANDBOOK YOU NEED TO FULLY OVERCOME A RESTRICTIVE EATING DISORDER
Helly Barnes~
Professional Coach
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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!
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
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.
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?
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!
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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?
Helly Barnes
Apr 13, 20221 min read
The Brain Based Tug of War Between Your Rational Brain and Emotional Brain in Recovery
This is a post I wrote over on my Recovering Nomad blog, which some of you might find helpful, if you have not already seen it. In the...
Helly Barnes
Apr 12, 202213 min read
Tools To Help You Learn To Rest & Relax in Eating Disorder Recovery
Learning to rest and relax in eating disorder recovery is a skill that is very much needed.
This post offers some tools to help the process
Helly Barnes
Feb 10, 20221 min read
Find All My Recovery Blog Posts From My Recovery Beginnings to Now On Recovering Nomad!
When I started my recovery journey after around 13 years with an eating disorder, I started to document it, initially on Instagram but...
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