Don't think - act

An amazingly insightful blog post from the wonderful Carrie Arnold at ed bites, containing one of the greatest pieces of advice.

You can't think your way out of a disorder that you behaved your way into.

This insight is incredibly helpful for parents and carers.  You can't talk the patient out of the disorder that they behaved their way into.  All you can do is help them behave their way out of it.