Treatment
Any advice or insight please!!!!
i'm assuming a lot of people here have gone into treatment before. i am going in for my evaluation with a psychologist, MD, and dietician. does anyone have any advice or insight as to what i might expect? i know each place varies from the next, but any insight or experiences will help. the unknown and the anticipation is killing me.
my family is out of town and i probably should've picked a different time to set up my appointment but this was the first available. i'm honestly afraid i'm going to chicken out.
I am in rehab.
So, today is my second day in treatment. I feel pretty darn safe here. There are some triggering girls that don't want to let go of their ED, but I've decided to not let them affect me. This inpatient stay is about me and my recovery. This was this best decision I have made in a long time, and I know it will be a long hard road. I am already learning things about myself and recovery that can help me in the real world. I know recovery is not perfect and I have to really accept that. When I get out I am definitely sticking with an outpatient treatment team because last time, I thought I didn't need them, and I relapsed big time. MY LIFE IS WORTH A HARD RECOVERY AND SO IS YOURS.
First treatment session...
Just wanted to share... Today was my first treatment session at and ED Center. I didn't knwo what to expect and was of course quite nervous... It went really well. I spoke with a psychologist, who was very sweet and went through a screening/placement test. and was diagnosed with Bulimia Nervosa (no surprise there) But thankfully, there was nothing else really, no depression, or mental instability or such. I hadn't thought so, as I'm pretty happy about everything, except this stupid ED.
Anyways, I don't wanna get my hopes up too high, but as the shrink said you need to have some kind of hope. So I think this just might be some kinda help.. I'm sure hopeing so.
On another note, before this session I had a dentists appointment, and since it was my first time there, I had to fill out a sickness/allergi form. And I had to check the "yes box" on the form by "Eating disorders" and the dentist assistent asked what kinda etc etc.. It just bothered me soooo bad!! I felt like it was none of her business to tell me it was bad for my teeth. Like I didn't already know! argh... But not gonna let that ruin a really good day
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Back from Treatment
I was well for about 2 weeks when I started to fall again into my bulimia. I've come to realize that my bulimia has to do with social pressures, fears of imitimacy, and severe depression.
Please lend support to me right now because my body is sore from over excise, my mouth is burned from eatting too hot food without care, my thoat is dry from purging, I feel numb, tried, worned out, and scared.
The only thing I know is that I believe that God still loves me and will cure me.
I will survive.
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