Are Eating Disorders a Choice?
Many people say that recovery from an eating disorder or even that having an eating disorder is a conscious choice. Is there truth in this?
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MY TWO BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW...
ADDICTED TO ENERGY DEFICIT—YOUR NEUROSCIENCE BASED GUIDE TO RESTRICTIVE EATING DISORDERS
& AIMING For OVERSHOOT—THE HANDBOOK YOU NEED TO FULLY OVERCOME A RESTRICTIVE EATING DISORDER
Helly Barnes~
Professional Coach
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All About Restrictive Eating Disorders aka
An Addiction to Energy Deficit
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Helly Barnes
- Aug 9
- 5 min
Aim For Overshoot To Overcome an Eating Disorder? Introducing the Book
My second book, Aiming for Overshoot, is available to buy now. But why aim for overshoot when overcoming a restrictive eating disorder?
Helly Barnes
- Jul 22
- 9 min
Abstain from a Restrictive Eating Disorder?!?
When you have an addiction to energy deficit, i.e. restrictive eating disorder, abstinence can be the most effective method to overcome it.
Helly Barnes
- Jul 20
- 4 min
Reprogram Your Brain from a Restrictive Eating Disorder ~ Abstinence or Moderation?
Overcoming an addiction to energy deficit needs you to reprogram your brain from a restrictive eating disorder but abstinence or moderation?
Helly Barnes
- Jul 16
- 4 min
Withdrawal Symptoms from a Restrictive Eating Disorder & Addiction to Energy Deficit
The withdrawal symptoms you can expect as you overcome a restrictive eating disorder and addiction to energy deficit.
Helly Barnes
- Jul 11
- 4 min
The Power of Rituals and Restrictive Eating Disorders
With a restrictive eating disorder, it is important to understand what role rituals play in the disorder and the power they have.
Helly Barnes
- Jul 8
- 5 min
What Makes Energy Deficit & Associated Behaviours Initially So Rewarding?
Why is energy deficit so rewarding to someone with the susceptibility to develop a restrictive eating disorder?
Helly Barnes
- Jul 4
- 6 min
The Neuroscience of an Addiction to Energy Deficit - Dopamine Balance
Understanding the neuroscience of an addiction to energy deficit, aka restrictive eating disorder, using the dopamine balance model.
Helly Barnes
- Jul 1
- 4 min
The Neuroscience of an Addiction to Energy Deficit: Deep Learning
To understand the neuroscience of an addiction to energy deficit, you need to know about deep learning and how it relates to rewiring.
Helly Barnes
- Jun 28
- 4 min
What is an Addiction to Energy Deficit?
Restrictive eating disorders can be considered to be a brain based addiction to the state of energy deficit. But what does this really mean?
Helly Barnes
- Jun 26
- 7 min
Addicted to Energy Deficit With a Restrictive Eating Disorder
Introducing my book, Addicted to Energy Deficit. Your Neuroscience Based Guide to Restrictive Eating Disorders and what led me to write it.
Helly Barnes
- Apr 21
- 13 min
The Scarcity Mindset & Restrictive Eating Disorders
Restrictive eating disorders create a scarcity mindset which impact on behaviours related to food, money spending & even lead to stealing.
Helly Barnes
- Mar 22
- 8 min
Pre-Mortems and Eating Disorder Bashing
A pre mortem is a tool to use in eating disorder recovery to predict how a recovery situation might go wrong to help ensure it goes right!
Helly Barnes
- Jan 17
- 6 min
Overcome an Eating Disorder by Making Commitments that Work FOR You!
Commitments in the process of overcoming an eating disorder can be hard to keep.
If-Then Plans can help pin your commitments to real life
Helly Barnes
- Dec 7, 2022
- 8 min
The Neuro-Biology of Hunger. What Happens with Eating Disorders?
Hunger is controlled by the brain and body in a range of different processes. What happens differently in eating disorders to this?
Helly Barnes
- Nov 5, 2022
- 7 min
Hack your Physiology to Reduce Anxiety and Overcome a Fear Response in Eating Disorder Recovery
This post discusses fear reactions in eating disorder recovery and 'hacks' to use to adjust your physiology, overcoming the fear reaction.
Helly Barnes
- Apr 13, 2022
- 1 min
The Brain Based Tug of War Between Your Rational Brain and Emotional Brain in Recovery
This is a post I wrote over on my Recovering Nomad blog, which some of you might find helpful, if you have not already seen it. In the...
Helly Barnes
- Feb 3, 2022
- 4 min
Why Does Talking When You Have An Eating Disorder Matter? #Timetotalk
Today is Time to Talk Day, so I wanted to ask you: - How much do you share your struggles with others? - When was the last time you...
Helly Barnes
- Jan 29, 2022
- 5 min
Cognitive Reappraisal in Eating Disorder Recovery - Make it a Game!
What if you change the way you view your situation and the challenges that you face in overcoming an eating disorder or disordered eating...
Helly Barnes
- Jan 22, 2022
- 5 min
Applying the Principles of Neuroplasticity to Eating Disorder Recovery
It is useful to understand some of the basic principles of neuroplasticity when recovering from an eating disorder. This post explains more!
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