by Dr. Gregg Jantz | July 18, 2017
Have you ever been so mad at someone (it doesn’t have to be a parent) that it’s all you could think about? Every time you were around that person, you kept thinking about how mad you were. You didn’t want to be around that person.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | June 10, 2016
“We talked about this,” Beth said, taking a deep breath. Madison just stood in her bedroom doorway, incredulous. “But…but…you can’t take away my phone!” she stated, as if this truth should be obvious. “It’s not your phone, Madison,” Beth replied, trying to remain calm. “I bought that phone for you. You didn’t live up to …
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by Dr. Gregg Jantz | February 13, 2016
The nearest comparison I could give to what I remember about being a teen and what I hear from teenagers about adolescence is that of a reptile shedding its skin. When a snake or a lizard sheds its skin, the new growing skin cells separate from the old established skin cells, causing a marked change …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | December 30, 2015
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 decay, the throat bleeds, and the heart beats erratically, or stops altogether. Twenty percent of …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | September 9, 2015
Few things are as frightening as losing control, feeling powerless against overwhelming forces. When overcome by events, we can feel swept up on relentless waves of circumstance that hurl us toward terrifying heights and bone-jarring lows. Each event is made worse if we have tried to stop it and been unsuccessful. It could be the …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | July 16, 2015
The key to an eating disorder or to disordered eating often lies in relationships. For most people, those relationships lie within the family. The behaviors surrounding a dysfunctional relationship with food are often the result of another relationship—perhaps several relationships—tilting off the mark. You may be able to pinpoint immediately where and when your life …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | May 11, 2015
Bulimia is defined as bingeing and purging. Bingeing means taking in large quantities of foods, often sweets, in an uncontrollable feeding frenzy over a specific period of time. The purging that follows is done in many ways: self-induced vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, obsessive exercising, or even bouts of starvation. At least 60 percent of anorexics are …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | December 30, 2010
According to statistics, hospitalizations for eating disorders for children under the age of 12 increased 112 percent between 1999 and 2006. The number of pre-adolescent children suffering from anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating is on the rise. According to recent statistics provided by the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality, hospitalizations for eating disorders for …
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