Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders are disturbances in eating habits caused by emotional problems that result in physical consequences. Definitions of different eating disorders are as follows:

Anorexia Nervosa - is self-starvation. A person is afraid of gaining weight and believes he/she is fat even though he/she may be grossly underweight.

Bulimia Nervosa - is characterized by binge eating followed by purging. During a binge a person feels as if they cannot control eating and will purge the food by vomiting, exercising, or taking laxatives.

Compulsive Eating - is impulsive or continuous eating.  Many people who develop eating disorders have irrational thoughts about their bodies - they believe they are too fat, too short, too tall, and really want to be perfect. These thoughts make them obsess about their eating habits. Depression, loneliness and family problems can also lead to eating disorders.

TO learn more about eating disorders:

Fargo Cass Public Health
(701) 241-1360
www.ci.fargo.nd.us/health

Lutheran Social Services Lutheran Social Services-MN
(701) 235-7341
www.lssnd.org

Overeater's Anonymous
HotLine
(701) 235-7335
or
ND Help-Line
(800) 472-2911
www.oa.org

Southeast Human Service Center
(701) 298-4500
1(888) 342-4900
www.state.nd.us

Village Family Service Center Village Family Service Center
(701) 235-6433

www.thevillagefamily.org

Lakeland Mental Health Center, Inc.
(218) 233-7524
or contact your family doctor/physician.

Our pastors and staff at First Lutheran are always there to help you. Please don't hesitate to contact them with your needs.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:21