today's treatment

[ohsavemedearly]

Today I had my first appointment with my new psychologist who specialises in the field of children and adolescents. I was so surprised at how well it went. I had to fight my out to try and get out of it. I really didn't want to go and tell everything to a perfect stranger. She was such a wonderful, wise and caring woman though. I could not believe

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[vikkilynn]

I am so glad the appointment went well. Will you be seeing this psychologist regularly, like once a week? I hope you can get some on-going support. It's really important to find someone you connect with. As for not focusing on the anorexia- that's actually pretty common as a therapeutic "tactic"-- to focus on the underlying issues and not on the symptoms. It seems like sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes, at least for me, I'd WANT to talk about my symptoms because that was actually easier to put the focus there than on my deeper issues.

[369_xx]

Hey Kira.
Sounds fantastic! I'm so proud of you for going through with it! Brave and bold, go you!
Your therapist sounded like my hypnotist =D She sounds like she has the right idea for you. We don't always want to focus on our eating disorders, especially with someone who does not know what is going on at home.
I hope you will enjoy your movie. You deserve to relax, definately. I would say a time to pig out but no, lol, i am pretty sure neither of us are ready for that.
You certainly are a fighter!

[_midnightlights]

That's really great that you feel like she's someone worth talking to. It's always scary talking to someone like that for the first time. I feel like they won't understand or they don't need to be analyzing me or telling me what to do, so it's hard to open up. I especially think it's true because I feel like a lot of people with EDs are introverts, you know? It's weird, trying to confide in someone when the only person I really feel will understand is myself.

[ravennightworld]

That is so awesome! I'm glad you felt comfortable with her.