DR MARIANNE MILLER
CARING EATING DISORDER TREATMENT IN SAN DIEGO AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND WASHINGTON D.C. FOR ADULTS & TEENS
Emotional Eating, Guilt, and How Grieving Can Help
Have you been feeling tired? Not just the tired that prompts you to go to bed early or take a nap (although you likely have been feeling that too), but the bone-deep fatigue that makes you wonder how you’re going to get through your day? I’ve also been feeling that tired.
This coronavirus situation, the one that many thought was going to be over in a couple of weeks, is dragging out longer and longer, and in many ways the end doesn’t seem in sight. Returning to normal in San Diego and elsewhere isn’t even on the radar anymore—it’ll be a new normal, one that we don’t know what will look like.
Hitting an Emotional Wall? Three Strategies on How to Scale It
Having an especially hard time? Feeling more tired as the time in quarantine increases? Grappling with the uncertainty of the future? We all are struggling. Whether it’s the conflicting messages in the news or the uncertainty about the future of your job or school, life really sucks right now. Those with eating disorders in San Diego or elsewhere are especially vulnerable, as your symptoms around food and eating may be really flaring up. It’s like we are all hitting an emotional wall, and we feel trapped and don’t know what to do. Here are three strategies on how to scale it, taken from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).
Struggling with Binge Eating During COVID-19? Five Tips for Getting Help
Do you feel stuck at home in San Diego and elsewhere, watching the news on COVID-19? Perhaps you’re filled with fear as you see the number of cases and deaths rise. Your kids may be climbing all over you or running around the house, screaming like banshees. You feel overwhelmed, isolated, and alone.
Do you feel flooded with anxiety, trapped, and you don’t know where to turn? Your eyes might drift to the stacks of food, knowing that if you start eating, you can get some temporary relief. You may even wait until everyone goes to bed to start eating so no one will know. When you do binge, does it seem like you’re detaching from your problems and numbing out?
Afterward, you might feel shame, regret, and disgust. You promise yourself that you’ll never do it again. The next morning, you may even limit your food. Then the anxiety and hunger build throughout the day, and you could end up binging all over again. You aren’t able to see an in-person eating disorder therapist or seek eating disorder treatment. What can you do to get help with your binge eating?
How Online Eating Disorder Therapy Can Help During Quarantine
Overwhelmed with your eating disorder? Have your eating patterns changed during the quarantine, which makes you nervous? Have your symptoms worsened since the COVID-19 outbreak? Feeling isolated and don’t know where to turn? Whether locally in San Diego or elsewhere, we are all going through tremendous stress and uncertainty right now. It really, really sucks. I am here to tell you that there’s hope. Even though you’re stuck at home, you can still find help. Virtual or online eating disorder therapy, also known as telehealth, is an excellent resource you can use to get you the support you need during this difficult time. All you need is a device with a camera, such as a computer, a tablet, or phone, and you can get started.