Posted by Racer on April 22, 2006, at 16:51:49
In reply to How do I get motivated to recover?, posted by need2change on April 22, 2006, at 16:30:34
I don't know. I do know that there are more times now when I want to eat, when I question why I still go back to restricting, but I can't say that I eat even nearly normally -- and I certainly can't say that my weight isn't making me nuts. (I'm within normal range right now, and can't seem to lose any weight. It's horrible, and I go through periods I just want to stop eating altogether until I'm thin again.)
Therapy helps, with a therapist who has training and experience in eating disorders. Mine is a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, with a lot of years of experience with this. That helps.
How old are you? How long have you been in this maze? And what sort of treatment have you had, besides just the hospitals? Any outpatient treatment, especially therapy that is NOT CBT? (not that I have an opinion about that...)
Some support groups can be helpful -- I really liekd the ANAD group I went to. You can search at ANAD.org, and see what they've got going in your area.
I'm sorry I can't help any more than that.
poster:Racer
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