by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Jun 30, 2017 | Abuse, Addictions, Alcohol, Anxiety, Causes, Eating disorders, Parenting, Perfection, PTSD, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Stress, Teenagers |
I believe a negative pattern of worry is established in childhood, based upon life circumstances, experiences, and perceptions. So, in order to find a way out, you need to be able to backtrack along your way in, to where worry started in the first place.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Apr 17, 2017 | Addictions, Eating disorders |
To help you understand if food has moved out of its God-given realm and into an inappropriate place in your life, answer the following questions, and be sure to explain why you answer the way you do.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Dec 22, 2016 | Addictions, Counseling, Depression, Depression Recovery, Depression Treatment, Eating disorders, God, Gotta Have It!, Mental Health |
Now that you may have recognized help is needed in your life, how do you know where to go to get the right help? There needs to be an internal connection (trust) for this to work. Frankly, it can be quite a circuitous path to find the help you need.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Dec 13, 2016 | Addictions, Eating disorders, Gotta Have It!, Happiness, Mental Health |
Help is not always something you’re willing to accept. If you’re at the end of your rope, you have to drop that rope and grasp onto another one you’re not holding. If you’re up a creek without a paddle, once given a paddle, you actually have to start paddling, often against the current. If you’re in over your head, you have to decide to come up for air. Help is needed, help is offered, but help also has to be accepted. Help is a three-step process.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Dec 6, 2016 | Anxiety, Eating disorders |
Even though the holidays can be a difficult time for people with eating disorders, you play a vital role in their eating disorder recovery. Providing unconditional love and support for someone battling an eating disorder can transform the process into an empowering experience.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Jun 27, 2016 | Addictions, Anxiety, Depression, Eating disorders, Health, Mental Health, Perfection, Recovery, Uncategorized |
Anxiety is defined as “painful or apprehensive uneasiness of the mind usually over an impending or anticipated ill; fearful concern or interest;…an abnormal or overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physiological signs (as sweating,...
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Apr 19, 2016 | Depression, Eating disorders, Health, Weight |
What is your greatest danger zone when it comes to mealtime? Is it eating alone? It can be all too easy to plunk down in front of the TV with a sandwich and a bag of potato chips. A half hour later, the sandwich, the chips, and your self-esteem have all been consumed....
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Feb 22, 2016 | Addictions, Depression, Depression Recovery, Eating disorders, Gotta Have It!, Recovery |
There is a wide difference between control and self-control. Many of us would admit to a desire for control in our lives and in fact have developed patterns and behaviors to attempt to achieve it. We’re not as diligent, however, when it comes to incubating an...
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Jan 12, 2016 | Addictions, Anxiety, Childhood Depression, Childhood Eating Disorders, Eating disorders, Kids, Stress, Weight |
You may be over forty, but most of us have one stubborn little kid rattling around inside. This “kid” represents some unfilled childhood need. And until we either fill or let go of that need, there he or she stays—never aging, always demanding. Kids like to eat junk...
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Dec 30, 2015 | Eating disorders, Perfection, Recovery, Teen Eating Disorders |
Whether a person suffers from bulimia, anorexia, or compulsive overeating, eventually the secret does manifest itself. Our bodies are able to tolerate enormous amounts of abuse, but sooner or later they begin to break down. Weight drops dramatically, teeth rapidly...
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Dec 13, 2015 | Depression, Depression Recovery, Depression Treatment, Eating disorders, God, Happiness, Relationships |
Acceptance is an interesting word. It involves both the act of accepting as well as the fact of being accepted. In this way, it’s kind of a two-way street. One of the corollary definitions of accepting is “to be able or designed to take hold, as in...
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | Dec 5, 2015 | Depression, Depression Recovery, Eating disorders, God, Happiness |
The goal of love, according to apostle Paul, is to keep no record of wrongs. This is no easy task. With so much negativity in the world and with the added power of the negative to influence thoughts and feelings, you may be wondering how to counterbalance such a...
