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Posted by Poet on February 28, 2004, at 19:28:01
Hi,
I've been bulimic for over 20 years (more like 25, actually.) I didn't know what I did had a name until the early 80s when those made for TV movies popped up.
My anxiety, depression and bulimia are all linked to something from my childhood. My therapist knows what it is, I just refuse to talk further about it. If you've worked with teens with eating disorders, how did you help them be able to open up? I've thought of just writing a long letter, but I'm afraid I'd rip it up.
I'd appreciate any advice.
Poet
Posted by Racer on February 28, 2004, at 20:28:06
In reply to Erika Schmidt, teen adult eating disorders, posted by Poet on February 28, 2004, at 19:28:01
Posted by Dr. Bob on March 4, 2004, at 23:00:31
In reply to Erika Schmidt, teen adult eating disorders, posted by Poet on February 28, 2004, at 19:28:01
Your question implies that you would like to be able to open up and anticipate that it might be helpful to you. However, you also seem worried about the consequences of doing so. The best way to address this kind of problem is to consider what you are worried about as you consider discussing this matter more openly. Oftentimes people worry about re-opening the feelings that they experienced as a young child, at the time of the original traumatic experience. Confronting the fears and anxieties that you have about it, and reviewing them to see where they fit with the reality of the current situation, can make it possible. This is something you and your therapist can do together. Your caution about this suggests you should go slowly, in small measures, and test the safety and security of proceeding.
Erika Schmidt, LCSW
Posted by Poet on March 6, 2004, at 13:48:11
In reply to from Ms. Schmidt: teen adult eating disorders, posted by Dr. Bob on March 4, 2004, at 23:00:31
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