Emotions
An emotion characterized by a racing heart, muscle tensions, and "what ifs?".
What is anxiety?
Many people in recovery give the eating disorder voice this name.
What is Ed?
What are coping skills?
Things outside of your control such as external events, people, places, situations, and emotions that increase eating disorder thoughts, urges, or behaviors.
What is a trigger?
The three main macronutrients that your body need.
What are carbohydrates, proteins, and fats?
Emotions are not, good or bad, true or false, they are these, delivering information about what you need.
What are messengers?
ED promises this, but the longer you listen the less of it you have.
What is control?
A technique used to reconnect with the present moment.
What is grounding?
These represent who you are outside of you ED.
What are beliefs and values?
A nutritional philosophy that focuses on balance, variety, and moderation.
What is all foods fit philosophy?
if guilt says, "I did something bad.", this emotion says "I am bad."
What is shame?
Saying that is Ed talking, not me is an example of this technique.
What is externalization?
Texting a friend or knocking on a staff members door when you are struggling.
What is reaching out?
These invisible lines tell people what is or is not okay with you.
What are boundaries?
The organ that primarily relies on glucose for fuel.
What is the brain?
This therapeutic skill is sitting with two opposing emotions.
What is dialectical thinking?
This part of you talks back to Ed and wants recovery.
What is authentic self?
like a suffer you ride this until it crests and fades without acting on it.
What is urge surfing?
Negative self-talk often uses words like always, never, and should. Which are signs of this kind of thinking.
What is all or nothing thinking?
A simple and visual method for meal planning that focus on balanced portions by using a standard dinner plate that includes all essential food groups.
What is the plate-by-plate approach?
This DBT skill asks if the emotions size matches the situation.
What is checking the facts?
Writing a breakup letter between you and your ED is a common recovery exercise that creates this between you and you ED.
What is distance?
Spending time with your support system, instead of isolating is this DBT skill.
What is opposite action?
The way you speak to yourself in your head is this.
What is self-talk?
This approach invites you to slow down, breathe, and become present with what your body need and how food makes you feel.
What is mindful eating?