There are other ways to manage emotions besides relying on eating-disorder behaviours

Common thinking patterns:

When my emotions get really strong, I can’t handle them. They overwhelm me. My eating disorder helps me escape from strong emotions, or at least to keep them in check.

Feedback for reflection:

When you try to avoid, push away, or escape from emotions, it may work in the short-term. But, have you noticed that the emotions tend to come back, sometimes even stronger?

Eating-disorder symptoms can be a coping mechanism people develop to push away their emotions. This can “work” in the short term but tends to bring about various negative consequences. Using the eating disorder to deal with emotions can block you from developing more effective ways of coping with emotions and comes at a high price.

Which of the following are part of the price you pay for your eating disorder symptoms?