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Selective eating disorder – overview and treatment options
by Ellern Mede Eating Disorder TreatmentSelective Eating Disorder (SED) surely isn’t a
life-threatening condition - but it’s nonetheless something that everyone
should take seriously. Not just because it can impact the life of the person
who suffers from it in a very negative way, but also because it might lead to
long-term health problems.
What is selective eating disorder?
For an individual with SED, there are many
things they don’t eat, and only very few things that they do. Most things that
other people eat with pleasure are things that they’d never put into their
mouths – not just because they don’t like them, but because they can’t. They’d
have to force themselves to do it if they wanted to, and even then, it’s
questionable whether it’d work out or not. Often, whether they’re able to eat a
particular food depends on the texture or flavour of the food, sometimes it
might be the colour.
Every human being passes through a selective
eating phase at some point in their life. However, for most people, this phase
ends in early childhood and isn’t that extreme. What we can take away from that
is that selective eating is just an escalation of a common and normal
psychological phenomenon.
Eating disorder treatment is the path to long-term
recovery.
If you feel that you may have a selective
eating disorder, you should start receiving treatment right away. It
begins with seeking the services of a general practitioner (GP) who’ll diagnose
the condition accurately and outline any medical problems accompanying it.
Issues such as depression, anxiety, or substance abuse can be some of the areas
needing treatment. The GP may then recommend the best treatment for your
particular situation – anything from nutritional counselling to psychotherapy,
residential treatment, or support groups.
A selective eating disorder is a psychological
condition, and the severity can vary. What’s certain about every individual
suffering from SED, though, is that they need to seek immediate eating disorder
treatment in London before it’s too late.
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