The Secret Language of Eating Disorders

Download or read book The Secret Language of Eating Disorders written by Peggy Claude-Pierre and published by . This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals her groundbreaking theories on the cure for illnesses that current medicine treats with little success. She developed her unique insights into eating disorders through successfully treating her own 2 anorexic daughters and hundreds of acutely ill patients. She is convinced that eating disorders stem from a complex negative mindset which causes sufferers to feel an overwhelming sense of worthlessness that results in a process of self-destruction. She maintains that this mindset -- and the resulting eating disorder -- can be permanently reversed. She describes the origins of the negative mindset and the 5 stages of recovery from eating disorders. Illustrated.