A difficult relationship with food affects not only adolescents but also adults. It is often the symptom of a deep pain that rises from problems of control, low self-esteem, guilt and shame, which can derive from critical or traumatic events experienced in the course of life or at a young age.
This book helps the reader to understand the difficult relationship with food and the original causes of the symptoms that maintain it. The author recommends the text as a basic tool kit with the essential elements to increase knowledge, awareness, motivation and shows the best path to find a definitive solution with EMDR psychotherapy. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapeutic treatment authenticated by several researches. Mostly used for treating trauma, EMDR is a complex and global approach not only to work on past traumas but also to improve individual resources and self-esteem.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE (by Isabel Fernandez)
AUTHOR’S PREFACE
THE REASONS BEHIND THIS BOOK
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1.
A LOOK AROUND US
CHAPTER 2.
WHY DO WE EAT TOO MUCH? THE RISKS FOR OUR BODY AND FOR OUR MIND
CHAPTER 3.
CAUSES OF VULNERABILITY TO THE DISORDER. WHY DOES IT HAPPEN TO ME?
CHAPTER 4.
WHAT HAPP ENS INSIDE US? NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AND FOOD.GUILT, SHAME AND FEAR
CHAPTER 5.
THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA. WHERE HAVE I LEARNED IT?
CHAPTER 6.
UNDERSTANDING THE TUNNEL OF THE VICIOUS CIRCLE. DO WE HAVE TO BLAME THE NEED TO CONTROL?
CHAPTER 7.
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT: THERAPY WITH EMDR , A SCIENTIFICALLY PROVED METHOD
CHAPTER 8.
WHAT IF MY CHILD EATS POORLY?
CHAPTER 9.
THE LIGHT AFTER EMDR PSYCHOTHERAPY. REAL-LIFE STORIES
APPENDIX
SURVIVAL STRATEGIES 85
SELF-HELP CHARTS 89
SMALL HANDBOOK TO CHOOSE FOOD IN A HEALTHY AND BALANCED WAY AT HOME AND OUT
CONCLUSIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
