Selective Eating Disorder

[Andy]

Here's a little article about Selective Eating Disorder, or SED, not exactly something that you think of when you picture a phobia or a fear, but a very real issue for some people.

Oh, and the therapist is a guy both Craig and myself have both known for a while and both know well and one we regard as amongst the very best.


http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...-ate-kfc-every-single-day-for-three-years.htm

 

[Beattheblues]

Very interesting, is this condition more of a brain disorder as opposed to a phobia?

 

[Mark]

The more I read about phobias and similar issues the more I understand the power of the brain. This gives hope me when challenging my own phobias - if we can learn to manage the way in which we think and the way in which we react, surely that is the secret?

 

[Admin]

Exactly, if the brain can develop phobias in our minds then surely we can use this power to bring our phobias under control? I hear some therapists talking of "rewiring" the brains of those suffering from phobias, etc - how do they do this and what do they mean?

 

[Beattheblues]

Personally I don’t think we fully understand the power of our brains. If we can develop phobia/anxiety issues then surely we can tackle them by “rewiring” our brains as the experts describe it?

 

[Andy]

Re: rewiring.
Look up "Hebbs Law",

 

[Beattheblues]

Mmmm very interesting:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebbian_theory

So the key to tackling behaviour (including phobias) is to re-wire the brain so to speak?

 

[Mark]

Interesting topic - when I went to see a counsellor once he said "it is just a matter of rewiring your brain" - how do they do this?