Posted by need2change on April 23, 2006, at 19:15:50
In reply to Re: How do I get motivated to recover?, posted by Racer on April 22, 2006, at 16:51:49
Racer,
Thank you for your response. I am 26 years old. I have been seeing a psychologist who is well-known in the eating disorder field for eight years, and she is wonderful. My condition is not due to her lack of knowledge or skills. I know it is all me. I haven't been to an e.d. support group in about three years, because I get too competitive and triggered by other anorexics. I think a lot of people with anorexia are like that - feeling the need to be the thinnest and sickest.
Although CBT has been shown by much research to be very effective for people with anxiety, depression, bulimia, etc., it has not been shown to be very effective in helping people with anorexia. I have tried and tried to change my negative and irrational thoughts, but they still haunt me everyday. I have tried numerous medications for my OCD, but it hasn't ever helped my anorexic obsessive thoughts. It is so frustrating!
I think that the best thing is to find things that you value outside of your eating disorder. Sometimes it works for me. I must have something that I truly care about each day that "trumps" my e.d. There isn't too much that does, though. I want to find passion for life!
Racer, tell me more about you and what kind of support you need.
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