Posted by Lindenblüte on October 31, 2006, at 7:48:12
In reply to Re: I *do* have a problem, posted by Deneb on October 30, 2006, at 20:31:37
Hi Deneb,
I'm sorry you're stressed out. Just because you may have never been in treatment for an Eating Disorder, or just because you fail to meet ALL of the diagnostic criteria for eating disorders doesn't mean that you are 100% well.If you are concerned about binge-purge obsessional thoughts about body image and things like that, I would definitely recommend that you talk to a counsellor or a therapist. Strong recommendation.
Maybe the frustration you are experiencing is because you would like for someone to validate your experiences? Well, I have gone through phases of poor body image, disordered eating "dieting" and exercise bingeing. Never met diagnostic criteria, never sought treatment. In retrospect, that stuff was a symptom of my first major depressive episode some 6 years ago.
Maybe people on this board are having a hard time responding to you because so many are currently in treatment, or have experienced treatment for eating disorders. So, it may be really hard for other posters to read about Deneb* and her disordered eating.
So, yes, you may very well have a problem. That's why I think you should start working on this stuff in therapy. It sounds like you have a lot of pain and you're really struggling. I'm so sorry. You deserve to feel better about yourself. A lot of times I have a hard time expressing my pain or my suffering in words, so, I try to take it out on my body, or to make the outside of my person match the inside of my "rotted self". All of it is a very disguised demand for HELP.
I want you to get help in real life, if any of my experiences ring true for you. Medication is fine, but the real work takes place in therapy. That's what both of my Ts and my pdoc said.
in order to have disordered eating, you must have disordered thinking. Find the disordered thoughts, root them out and find a way to keep them from sprouting again, and you'll feel better. Not only about your body, but about your academic accomplishments, your relationships and your plans for your life in general. (ideally!)
your friend,
-Li
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