Make Your Own Comfort Kit
HOW TO MAKE A SAFE BOX OR COMFORT KIT This week's self-care or self-help exercise involves making a 'Safe Box' or 'Comfort Box'. Read about how to do this below. Make yourself a 'Safe Box' or a 'Comfort Kit'. This can be very useful during times of distress, overwhelm or when we feel under threat in some way (e.g. anxious, confusing feelings etc.) What you put in your box/kit is up to you; however it's purpose is to provide you with a 'go to' a toolbox that you can reply on during times of distress or discomfort. You can choose from various things from the kit or box that will help you when you are feeling distressed, upset, unhappy, angry, sad or when your eating disorder thoughts, feelings and behaviours are overwhelming or difficult to control. Some of the things the box/kit might include are: * relaxation CDs/audios; favourite music that you can dance to/cheers you up * photographs of happy times * blank thought records/diaries that you can fill in and which can help you to get you
23 October 2025
Food and Eating Ruining Your Life?
Food and eating ruining your life? Constantly thinking about what to eat, what not to eat, how to skip meals, how to get out of eating out, how to get more exercise in, how to fool the sales, how to get rid of food, how to [complete your sentence].... It's never ending, isn't it? Food, eating, weight, exercise and/or body image can be a source of torment for many and it can really take it's toll on our mental and emotional health, not to mention our social life, physical health, education, school, hopes, dreams and more. So, if you've ever wondered if you have a helpful or difficult relationship with food and eating, then talk to us. You're welcome to take our online eating assessment tool for FREE. It's ANONYMOUS. There is, however, the option to leave your email address at the end of the test if you want some support or more information about what support is on offer to you. If you don't want extra info about the support on offer, leave it blank. You can always get in touch with us a
16 October 2025
Food, eating and body image...it just busts the brain, doesn't it?
Food, eating or body image controlling your life? It's never-ending, isn't it? It just takes over the brain, doesn't it? It just sucks the life out of you. And no-one gets it, not really. Well, if you've had enough of that s**t, read our updated Counselling Direcctory listing here because..... we get it: https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/talking-eds-glasgow-and-west-eating-disorder-su
2 October 2025
Can you tell who has an eating disorder?
Anorexia is probably the most commonly known eating disorder amongst the public. However, it's the least prevalent of the many types of eating disorder/disordered eating that we know of (and perhaps many more we yet don't know about). Eating disorders and disordered eating come in many forms and include: * Anorexia Nervosa * Bulimia Nervosa * Orthorexia * Binge Eating Disorder * Chew and Spit Disorder * Phagophobia * Pica * ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) * Purging Disorder * Night Eating Syndrome * Rumination Disorder * Emotional Eating * Selective Eating Disorder * Compulsive Overeating * EDNOS/OSFED (Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified/Other Specific Feeding or Eating Disorder) * UFED (Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder) Eating disorders can affect ANYONE of any age, culture, background, nationality, gender, social background, sexual orientation, education etc. Eating disorders do not discriminate. They creep upon anyone, of any age or background. Eating di
27 August 2025
It's as simple as 3 meals a day.... isn't it?
It's as simple as eating 3 meals a day, isn't it? Our relationship with food isn't always as simple as eating 3 times a day. Those of you experiencing eating disorders or a tricky relationship with food will know this. We can often have a love-hate relationship with food and over time, feel like we're in a trap, stuck in our relationship with food, but feeling we have nowhere to turn. Well, you do have somewhere to turn. You can turn to us. We are interested in YOU, yes, YOU - not your weight or whether you fit an eating disorder stereotype or not. We are interested in what's going on for, regardless of what you weigh, how you look, how often you eat/don't eat, how much you are sick, how often you exercise or what your age or shape is. Therapists, counsellors, psychologists and dietitians often talk about how WE can help YOU. Yes, we can help you..... in lots of ways. However, we can't help you, until YOU take the first step and decide to improve your life and address the problem or co
4 June 2025
