| Bulimia Nervosa (BN) is an eating disorder that | | | | helps to untangle this misplaces association and |
| often responds well to Cognitive Behavioral | | | | targets the behavior, negative thought that |
| Therapy or CBT treatment. Bulimia is made up of | | | | propagates it and the emotions, so the sufferer |
| a cycle of overeating and then forcefully purging | | | | can directly become much more aware of the |
| the food, either by throwing up or using another | | | | actual issues and eventually grow to manage her |
| compensatory behavior in an attempt to pacify | | | | him self better under the same triggers without |
| the deep seated emotional turmoil. Bulimic | | | | needing to turn to food or bulimia. |
| behavior of eating so much food than they should | | | | Much has been documented on sufferer's ability to |
| in one sitting in a very short time, followed by the | | | | recover from bulimia through the help of a |
| damaging behavior, requires treatment on three | | | | professional therapist. The role that family will play |
| levels: Emotional, behavioral and cognitive. This | | | | in the treatment is also well founded, especially if |
| form of effective treatment for bulimia can also | | | | the sufferer is young enough to live at home with |
| take the form of Self-help program. | | | | parents. Often face to face therapy may only |
| For those who would like to do something about | | | | allow about an hour with a therapist, therefore |
| their problem but are not yet ready to face a | | | | significant time is vital on her personal |
| doctor , a family member or close friend, there | | | | development, if she is to recover from home. |
| are many Bulimia self help methods available via | | | | During those times, help of CBT based self -help |
| various online sites, books, audio tapes and e-book | | | | programs can reinforce what she is discovering in |
| that provide do-it-yourself programs at the pace | | | | therapy, alongside the full support of the family, |
| that suits the sufferer. | | | | total discipline, and utmost vigilance, full recovery |
| Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, aims to modify the | | | | is possible. |
| behavior of patients and the way they think, | | | | More dedication and vigilance is required from a |
| which often results in highly charged emotions | | | | bulimia sufferer, when under taking self-help |
| which are unhelpful in any trigger situations. CBT is | | | | program by itself. AND there are notable studies |
| very much highly recommended both by medical | | | | about the high success rate of Bulimia recovery |
| and psychology specialists, and this approach is | | | | where the sufferer works alongside the help of |
| first in the line for treatments for bulimia nervosa | | | | the family or a friend, using Cognitive Behavioral |
| and its efficacy in the patients has been greatly | | | | Therapy program. Self-help reinforces the |
| documented. | | | | everyday application of the new way of thinking, |
| Bulimia is often triggered by emotional buildup that | | | | managing emotions and being. This will not only |
| needs to be released through bingeing and purging, | | | | facilitate the sufferer to become self-sufficient, |
| due to lack of vital life strategies. A person with | | | | but also confident in her/his own ability to manage |
| bulimia, often falsely harbors a deep association | | | | self in beating bulimia. |
| between herself worth and her body image. CBT, | | | | |