Relationship Coach Blames Family Dysfunction for Some Eating Disorders
In a May 29 article that was posted on the website of the Gloucester Daily Times, relationship coach Susan Britt wrote that certain types of family dysfunction can put children at increased risk for developing an eating disorder:
For more information about eating disorder treatment for you or someone you love, visit the Something Fishy website.
In the perfectionistic family, there is constant pressure to be the best at everything -- an impossible order for any person to fill. You are not valued as an individual but for what you can contribute to the family's public reputation. The messages you grow up with are "Measure up!," "Be good!" and "Please people."Near the end of her article, Britt noted that, with effective treatment, "destructive eating patterns can be unlearned and replaced with healthy eating behaviors."
Food-focused families are another source of dysfunctional eating behavior. Parents who constantly count calories and fat or who exercise compulsively send their children the message that food is a negative thing and that eating is bad.
Equally unhealthy are families that use food to reward or punish behavior or to express love or consolation. People who grow up in these kinds of families don't understand that food isn't good or bad, it's just sustenance.
For more information about eating disorder treatment for you or someone you love, visit the Something Fishy website.
Labels: causes of eating disorders, family
posted by EatingDisordersHelpGuide at 7:04 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home