Malibu, CA 7/22/2009 7:08:25 AM
News / Health & Wellness

Top Eating Disorder Treatment Specialists Can Help You Overcome Your Disease

There's no shame in falling victim to an eating disorder. Anorexia and bulimia are diseases, and like all diseases they exist outside the volitional control of the individuals whom they afflict. In other words, if you're sick and in need of bulimia or anorexia recovery, it's not your fault. But the corollary is even more important: If you're going to get better, it's going to be because you get professional help.

 

No eating disorder victim should expect to achieve meaningful recovery outside of a private eating disorder treating facility. Again, anorexia and bulimia are diseases, and like all diseases they can't be eradicated without competent medical care. A cancer victim would never try to beat cancer without the help of an oncologist. The same logic applies to eating disorder victims and eating disorder treatment specialists. Even body image disorders should be treated in the same light. Given the stakes, you simply can't afford to learn that lesson the hard way.

 

Cliffside Malibu is the best residential eating disorder treatment center in Southern California. But Cliffside's clinical psychologists and licensed clinical social workers can't help a client who refuses to walk through the front door. For your own sake, for the sake of the people who care about you, let today be the day you make the choice that will change your life. You will never, ever, regret having done the right thing.

  

As with all co-occurring disorders, Cliffside Malibu treats eating disorders as a co-occurring disorder with drug and or alcohol abuse.

 

If you'd like more information on this topic, please call 1-800-501-1988, or visit our website at www.cliffsidemalibu.com .

 

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