Take away Tasks

Night Eating Syndrome

  1. Put up a gate across the doorway of the kitchen, making it necessary to come to your senses to get it open.
  2. Ask someone who lives at home with you to listen for you in the night and to wake you if he or she finds you functioning in a trance.
  3. Be sure to eat a good and nutritious snack before going to bed, like a potato or a few slices of turkey on bread.
  4. Be sure you have eaten well all day, with three square meals.
  5. Set up a ticking clock or some other kind of alarm in the refrigerator to alert you to reality when you open the door.
  6. Stay away from caffeine.
  7. Do not exercise, take B vitamins, or eat sugary foods right before bedtime.
  8. Lock your bedroom door.
  9. Set the alarm for 15 minutes before the time you generally awaken to eat.  The intention and clarity of purpose will help you gain self-control.
  10. Forgive yourself… and get professional help.

 


Psychotherapist Abigail H. Natenshon has specialized in the treatment of eating disorders with individuals, families, and groups for the past 36 years. She is the author of When Your Child Has An Eating Disorder, A Step-by-Step Workbook For Parents And Other Caregivers, Jossey-Bass, 1999. Based on hundreds of successful outcomes, this book shepherds concerned parents step-by-step through the processes of eating disorder recognition, confronting the child, finding the most effective treatment for patient and family, and evaluating and insuring a timely recovery. A guide to eating disorder prevention, this book is useful to parents, health professionals and school personnel alike in countering the pervasive epidemic of unhealthy eating and body image concerns, and destructive media and peer influences. Her work can be reviewed further at www.empoweredparents.com and www.empoweredkidZ.com.

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