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Women and Girls Who Use Food to Supress Emotional Pain

Local Therapist Treats Women and Girls Who Experience Food as Their Drug of Choice.

Research indicates that many women and girls participate in addictive behaviors. Individuals who use addictive behavior to withstand feelings of depression, anxiety, grief and loss and other painful emotions usually fear loosing control. Are you using food, drugs, alcohol, work, exercise, relationships or other addictive behaviors to live with pain?

You can feel better and do better by dealing with underlying pain.

Anita D. Cohn MSW, LCSW-Psychotherapist

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