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I think I have an eating disorder! What should I do? ?
I have no clue where to start this... but after years of wanting an ED I think I finally have one. (Yes I know it’s SUPER ****** up to want an ED) I have other mental health issues (depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, though not currently suicidal) I have been on various diets to lose weight some have worked and some haven’t. Lately I find myself obsessing about food more than usual and I have been high restricting which I think might be causing malnutrition in me! I kind of want to recover but I also really don’t. I’m scared because I have bone loss in my jaw that my dentists think is caused by not cleaning my teeth enough (I have dental implants) but I’m worried it’s because of my eating habits. (Someone suggested I get a bone scan which I might do) I eat 800 to 1200 calories a day and exercise several times a week. Should I bring this up to my therapist? See a nutritionist? Advice please!
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- RWPossumLv 77 months ago
If you talked about this with your therapist, you could have an informed opinion about your eating habits. If it turns out that you don't have an ED, that would be a load of your mind. If you have an ED, this is a serious problem and you should get help for it. I'll tell you what I know about anorexia. I'm not saying that you need treatment for this, but to be on the safe side it's best for you to know.
As the first video shows, teenagers with anorexia do much, much better with family-based treatment than with individual therapy with office visits.
I'll mention that there's another treatment that's often successful - DBT (video 2). The most commonly used therapy is CBT. Therapists sometimes use methods from DBT.
As this article explains, studies show that relaxation methods help with anorexia, although of course you have to be extremely careful about exercise, as this is usually part of the problem.
https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/blog/the-benefi...
About relaxation, the research on controlled breathing is amazing. A study with war veterans convinced the VA to recommend this for vets with PTSD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPyiddgWlfE&t=115s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stz--d17ID4&t=33s
A poll showed that many therapists fail to counsel their clients about the variety of lifestyle choices that help with mood disorders. I'm not saying anything against your therapist, but unfortunately professionals can be very focused on a particular aspect of treatment, even good ones. The book mentioned in this video has a lot of useful information.
