Triggering: eating disorder

[xxjazzheartsden]

Hi,I've been having trouble trying to not fall into the trap of an eating disorder. alot of the time time i'll be starving myself, or even purging, but then i'll force myself to try and stop but i still get this horrible anxious feeling so i fall back into it again.
Is an ed still treated the same if it's more for sh reasons? Because originally it was just to control my sh but then I turned out doing both now.

Also it's hard because I have a friend who's recovering from an ed, so I don't really have anyone to talk to cos they'll just send me off to a shrink like they did for her. :s

also i'm just wondering if an ed counts as one of the things the psych has to tell your parents even if you haven't lost much weight?

[Casey.]

Jazz,

I'm not sure if a psych has to tell your parents about eating disorders or not, you'd have to ask the therapists what they have to tell and what they don't.

Restricting for any reason is not good, even if it is to help stop self harming. Do you see a therapist, or could you talk to your school counselor? Since it was for sh reasons, you may need to work at the reasons that make you harm yourself first. The best way to not fall into an eating disorder, is to start trying to eat healthily, six small meals a day. Start small, baby steps, and just try to make sure you eat a few times a day.

Have you tried any alternatives to self harm? They can also help with the restricting and the purging.

If you need anything, feel free to pm me.

[Jen]

Hey Jazz,

The truth is, you need help regardless of WHY you're using ED behaviors. Now, that being said, of course it's important to figure out why, and get to the bottom of the issues. But, in all honesty, a behavior is a behavior is a behavior. No matter WHAT behavior you're doing, the point is, you're doing it for a reason. And that's what a therapist would help you figure out.

Each therapist tends to have their own rules for under what conditions they will/will not keep your struggles in confidence. So, that's something to find out about. But either way, please try not to let that stop you from getting help--it's worth it to reach out, and get the help to stop using ED and SH behaviors.

Do your best to stay in the moment and keep breathing--use any healthy alternative you can think of. You can do this!

<3