Eating Recovery Group
Thursday, March 23 2023 at 9:30 AM CDT to
Thursday, March 23 2023 at 10:30 AM CDT
Recovery Center JPL 4.02.08 (4th floor)
Description
The Eating Recovery Group is an eating disorder/disordered eating support group, facilitated by the Eating Recovery Center of San Antonio. It will meet the 1st and 3rd Thursdays every month.
Eating disorders (and disordered eating) affect every gender, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. People from preteens to seniors may struggle. Their struggles with food disrupt the health and well-being of the individual, as well as that of their families and their communities. Eating disorders are as prevalent or more prevalent than breast cancer, HIV, and schizophrenia. Approximately 10 percent of people with eating disorders are male. Some males with an eating disorder want to lose weight, while others want to gain weight or “bulk up,” raising the risk for using steroids or other dangerous drugs to increase muscle mass. Males with eating disorders exhibit many of the same emotional, physical, and behavioral signs and symptoms as females.
Eating disorders aren’t a choice, behavior problem, or lack of willpower. An eating disorder is an illness with biological and genetic roots that are influenced by culture. People with eating disorders may soothe their discomfort, stress, uncertainty, pain, sadness, or desires with food until their health—and maybe their life—is in danger. Many people who are recovered from eating disorders say their illness functioned as a companion—but that the relationship was abusive and destructive. Eating disorder rituals offered an illusory sense of stability, reliability, predictability, and control. But the illness also had characteristics of an abusive relationship, as disordered behaviors and thinking reinforce misconceptions and beliefs—leading the person to feel trapped in unhappiness and serious danger.
This group may be for you if you are:
1. in recovery or seeking recovery from an eating disorder or disordered eating behaviors.
2. trying to make and/or sustain healthy changes to behaviors associated with food, diet, exercise and body image.
3. seeking to gain knowledge and skills for positive coping behaviors.
4. Looking to support others in their recovery journey while receiving support as well.
You are not alone. Support is available to you to assist you on this journey without judgment.