TW: eating disorders, mental health issues
I’ve been working with a therapist for 2+ years who specializes in eating disorders, including binge eating disorder and food addiction. We’ve unpacked some stuff from my childhood that likely fed into it (no pun intended lol) but I still don’t think I’ve developed any strategies to address it now moving forward or an understanding of where I go from here. I can’t really manage my food any better now than when I started working with her.
I firmly believe that addressing mental health is critical for someone like me, who has been overweight their entire lives and really struggles around food - it’s not as simple as a meal plan, because I can’t stick to them. (That’s why I hate shows like 600 Pound Life because they’re given an incredibly strict, impossibly low-calorie diet and told to lose 30 pounds in a month. There are clearly some real mental health issues going on that need to be addressed).
I wonder if this therapist just isn’t particularly effective for me? Has anyone else tried therapy, and if so, care to share more about your experience? Thanks!
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