Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression 435 Eating Disorder vs OCD: How to Tell Them Apart and Why It Matters (with Guilia Suro)
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May 26, 2025 Giulia Suro, a licensed psychologist specializing in eating disorders and OCD, shares her expertise on the critical distinctions between these two conditions. She discusses how societal norms impact food-related obsessions and the importance of addressing co-occurring disorders for effective treatment. The conversation highlights therapeutic strategies like exposure therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. Giulia inspires hope, stressing the necessity of a compassionate approach to recovery, and emphasizes the value of accurate assessments in fostering healthier relationships with food.
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Egosyntonic vs Ego Dystonic Thoughts
- Thoughts in eating disorders tend to align with the person's values, called egosyntonic.
- OCD thoughts are often intrusive and ego dystonic, meaning they feel unwanted and inconsistent with self-identity.
Kimberly Quinlan's Eating Disorder Experience
- Kimberly Quinlan shared her personal experience with an eating disorder aligning with her values.
- Her food-related compulsions stemmed from a deep fear of body changes.
Expose to Food Fear Regularly
- Use exposure therapy as a key part of OCD and eating disorder treatment.
- Practice food exposures repeatedly to build a trusting relationship with food and reduce fear.