1. Signs of Relapse Eating Disorders Continuing Care Group Session 4

2. WELCOME Welcome to the CRC Continuing Care Group. We want to thank you for joining us today and for taking time for your recovery. Your health and well-being are important to us.

3. Group Check-In  How have you met your eating recovery goal this week?  How have you met them today?  How are you doing, in general?

4. The Road to Relapse Relapse starts in the mind (thoughts) Thoughts = Behaviors Behaviors =

5. Remember: Thoughts Become Action  The more often you think about your body in positive, healthy ways, the more likely you are to feel good about who you are and the body you naturally have.

6. And the Unhealthy Cycle Begins… Again Behavioral Relapse… … return to patterns of old thinking and behaviors … isolation, resentment, and hopelessness

7. THE RELAPSE PROCESS Recovery Relapse _ ___/_______/_______/__________/________/________/___  __ Increased Stress Isolation Obsessing Unhealthy Thoughts….

8. Just for Today

9. Signs of Eating Disorder Relapse Obsessive thinking about food or weight Need to be in control at all times Competitive with peers “Who’s the thinnest?” Feeling hopeless: Relationship, work, eating disorder Denying Stress Feeling a need to escape Feeling guilty about eating disorder symptoms Engaging in fantasies of perfection Believing that you can purge just this once Signs of Eating Disorder Relapse

10. More Signs of Eating Disorder Relapse Success = Low Weight or Low Calories Denying relationship of stress, anxiety & eating disorder Believing you are fat, even when others say you are thin. Unable to rely on a support system Isolated or showing little sociability Inaccurate reporting about symptoms being experienced Drinking excessive amounts of water Looking continually at oneself in mirrors More Signs of Eating Disorder Relapse

11. Your Signs of Relapse… ? What are Your Signs? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

12. Developing Social Support

13. Just for Today…

14. So, The Question Is…