Wreck This Eating Disorder
This book is intended as a self-help journal for teenagers with eating disorders and incorporates elements of mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy and other general activities designed to promote a healthy lifestyle.
This book is intended as a self-help journal for teenagers with eating disorders and incorporates elements of mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy and other general activities designed to promote a healthy lifestyle.
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Treat yourself!<br />
Making changes can be hard, especially if you’re trying to break a<br />
habit. Which is why treating yourself is important!<br />
1. Find a jar and make sure it’s clean.<br />
2. Decorate it however you like! (With ribbon, glitter glue,<br />
stickers – get creative)<br />
3. Find some buttons. You can often find these at markets<br />
or online – get lots of different kinds.<br />
4. Every time you do something tough like not purging<br />
(even if you really want to), going out even if you’re<br />
miserable, or sharing how you feel even though it’s kind<br />
of private: put a button in the jar.<br />
5. Choose how many buttons you need before you get a<br />
treat: Somewhere between 10 and 15 is a good idea.<br />
6. When you get enough buttons in your jar, treat<br />
yourself! Pick something non-food related, like a<br />
manicure, a small piece of jewellery or a bath bomb.<br />
7. Empty the jar and start all over again, maybe you could<br />
keep a list of the treats you got yourself and remember that<br />
you earned them the hard way.<br />
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