Today, young people try to keep their weight under control with many unhealthy methods such as skipping meals, using substances, vomiting and taking laxatives. Eating disorder
significant weight loss in youth, malnutrition, dependence on nutritional supplements,
a marked apathy to food,
avoidance of food based on sensory characteristics, or concerns about the undesirable consequences of eating and thus negative body
It causes the br /> image. Body image is more about how one feels in their body than their physical appearance. In the formation of an individual's body image, experiences and socio-cultural factors have an important place during his/her life. The
eating habits, clothing, personality and physical characteristics of the person's life determine how the body image will be shaped. Especially during adolescence, physical changes are experienced so intensely, somatic
perception problems are more likely to be experienced. In addition, the society's
view of the body also affects bodily perception. The way social body norms are reflected on the child,
the attitude of the family and peers, and ridicule or criticism about them may cause the person to think
negatively about his body. This situation creates body dissatisfaction and brings along various eating disorders. The most widely known eating disorders Anorexia
Nervosa and Blumia Neurosa can be thought of as a problem caused by diet alone
. However, these eating disorders can be caused by a variety of causes, often including traumatic or negative experiences. and fear of gaining weight. Individuals develop their own
behavioral patterns and goals to lose weight. The vast majority of patients
control their meals by reducing their food intake more than necessary and experience weight loss
that threatens their health. Blumia Nervosa, on the other hand, is an eating disorder in which binge eating episodes occur followed by weight control by vomiting
. As in Anorexia Nervosa, the patient i
wants to have a weak body and therefore resorts to various ways such as
vomiting and taking laxatives to remove weight-building nutrients from the body. Thus, the frequency of psychological disorders and physiological
problems that may arise from the development of a negative body image of the person
increases.
Trauma related to the eating disorder has its origins in a process that goes back to one's childhood
may contain. Traumas that occur in childhood and adolescence often cause deterioration in the body image of the individual. Some forms of trauma that cause eating disorders
include:
- Emotional abuse
- Physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Serious accident or illness
- Experiencing or witnessing domestic violence
- Experiencing natural disaster
- Negligence
- War
- Traumatic grief or separation
EMDR therapy is a technique that aims to reveal negative mental states through bilateral stimulation of the brain
and to resolve disturbing emotional reactions.
It includes the identification of unprocessed negative thoughts that disturb clients in the present, and the reprocessing of traumatic events. EMDR provides a process in the brain that desensitizes traumatic events by stimulating a
state of mind similar to REM sleep. Therefore,
EMDR improves the functionality of traumatized people and can be used in the treatment of various psychological problems.
more optimism is created about the negative memory itself and current triggers. The cognitive improvement provided helps to minimize the avoidant eating behaviors
. EMDR can support the correction of the negative thought system that prevents the person from overcoming the eating disorder
. Thus, with
EMDR therapy, the traumatic history of the individual's underlying eating disorder can be resolved
and a normal healing process can be achieved. As a result, when traumatic memories are treated with EMDR
, the person's negative attitude towards food decreases, and the person's usual eating habits are reduced. reci
may be provided.
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