Results Are In: You Are Not Your ED Voice!
Eating disorders are often misunderstood as simply problems with eating or weight. Since when a mental illness a look? Research increasingly shows eating disorders stem from deeper, complex and most often a "perfect storm" of psychological dynamics. A study titled “Out of my real body: cognitive neuroscience meets eating disorders” argues that many eating disorders arise from complex interactions among how we think about ourselves, how we emotionally relate to others, and how we perceive our body. What the Research Says: I laughed at myself typing the title, having "results are in, you are NOT the father!!!" playing through my mind. Hopefully this joke makes sense. The research paper describes eating disorders as a multi layered psychological phenomenon. Disordered eating often reflects disturbances in cognition, socio emotional functioning, and interpersonal relationships. This is what I like to call the three legged stool (bio-psycho-social), if one is slightly ...
