The idea of anorexia brings to mind many images, some of them unpleasant. Sometimes even healthy activities like exercise can be abused by someone suffering from anorexia. Using mindfulness meditation therapy can help. Other tools and techniques can help us develop a better and healthier view of usually good practices such as eating and exercise.
A disorder like anorexia athletica can feed into the idea that anorexia and exercise can somehow be related. There is a reason it is called a disorder. The truth is that a good exercise program can be vital in helping someone who suffers from anorexia heal and get healthy. Anorexia and exercise aren’t related but for someone suffering with althletica, they can feel intimately connected.
The Truth About Anorexia and Exercise
Anorexia Athletica is compulsive and excessive exercising. It is as an eating disorder. That linkage is primarily because of those dealing with this disorder gain a sense of control over their bodies and lives through this unhealthy practice.
In the same way that eating isn’t a bad thing, neither is exercise, but it too can be abused. Anorexia and exercise aren’t related, but one can feed the other in those who struggle with these types of eating disorders. The good news is there is a help, and there are answers for those who are fighting these issues.
Getting Healthy Begins by Getting Help
Using tools like mindfulness meditation is one of the many ways a good recovery program will help you fight and overcome disorders like anorexia. That help begins by reaching out and getting answers and getting onto the road to a healthier and happier life. Group and individual counseling and addiction programs are all options that can be used to help people recover and take back control of their lives. Help that begins by recognizing there is a problem and then doing something about it.
Anorexia, drug abuse, and other diseases can take hold of us and can quickly escalate to a matter of life and death. Finding a quality recovery center can provide a place to rest and reflect. It can afford you with the professionals, resources, and tools you need to understand and defeat your disease or addiction. A good recovery program will always teach people who care and support you. Those that want to help will. Like the kind of people, you’ll find at Crestview Recovery.
Start Living the Life You Deserve
Are you dealing with the shame, guilt, or the pain of a disorder or disease? Do you want to change the path you are on and find the road to the life you have always wanted? Diseases like addiction and disorders like anorexia can isolate us and leave us feeling hopeless. The truth, however, is far different than our feelings, and you no longer have to feel or be isolated either. Help is closer than you think.
Have you been hiding your fight with anorexia, or do you have another struggle that has taken over your life? Do you need help but don’t know where to turn or who to ask. That’s okay because we can help, and if we don’t have the answers we will help you get them. The road to the life you want though starts with you and your decision to make a change.
If you decide to do something about your disorder, then make that decision a reality by reaching out. If this is you, and you want help, then call us now at 866.262.0531 and get the help you need and begin living the life you deserve.
Since 2016, Dr. Merle Williamson, a graduate of Oregon Health Sciences University, has been the Medical Director at Crestview Recovery, bringing a rich background in addiction medicine from his time at Hazelden Treatment Center. He oversees outpatient drug and alcohol treatments, providing medical care, setting policies, detox protocols, and quality assurance measures. Before specializing in addiction medicine, he spent 25 years in anesthesiology, serving as Chair of Hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Chief of Anesthesia at Kaiser Permanente. This experience gives him a unique perspective on treating prescription drug addiction.
