1. Anorexia Treatment in Florida Changes Lives
Only 35% of people who seek treatment for anorexia and other eating disorders find the
help they need in a program specifically designed for rehabilitation for eating disorders.
Choosing a facility specifically designed to handle the ever-changing and very specific needs
of anorexia treatment seekers gives your loved one the best chance he or she has to break
the cycle and regain some semblance of his or her former life.
Why should you seek anorexia treatment?
Physical health problems caused by eating disorders can include:
Hair loss
Fainting and fatigue
Muscle weakness and loss leading to paralysis
Tooth decay
Reduction of bone density
Severe dehydration that leads to kidney failure
Life-threatening water and electrolyte imbalances
Many of these physical ailments could lead to infection and possibly death.
In addition to the variety of health difficulties exhibited by anorexia and other eating
disorder patients, many of those who suffer from anorexia also suffer from anxiety,
depression, other kinds of addictions, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Eating disorders
have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Eating disorders are indeed a mental
illness.
Programs designed with anorexia treatment in mind can start to change the ideas that
eating disorder patients have about their bodies and their relationship to food. Patients can
often suffer from Body Dysmorphic Disorder in addition to other body image related issues
driven by the images the media presents of what people should look like.
Finding a facility to meet the unique needs of eating disorder sufferers is the key to their
recovery. A multi-method approach to anorexia treatment that focuses attention on the
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the patient could mean the
difference between success and failure.
So how can you help?
Do your research. Find a program or facility that meets the unique needs of your loved
one.
Make the decision. Your loved one may not be able to make the decision to get help.
Do what you can to be supportive. By helping to make this decision, you are doing what
is right for you, and right for the people about whom you care.
Share your knowledge with others who might need this kind of assistance as well.
Know that this is not your fault and sometimes only professionals can do what needs to
be done to save a life.
Help a loved one find radical self-love in an eating disorder rehab program designed to meet the
specific needs of eating disorder patients. You can change the life of someone close to you by
calling 888-699-5679 to inquire about outpatient anorexia treatment.