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11-02-2019, 11:04 PM
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Pathologically flamboyant
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ED treatment sucks. Too often professionals judge the severity of an eating disorder solely on weight and too frequently there isn't enough money/understanding to help people before it reaches a stage when your brain is too starved to really engage in therapy properly. I was 'lucky' to get some help long before hospitalisation would have been needed and even then, the second my BMI went above the anorexia criteria the community nurse discharged me, because clearly 0.1 BMI point makes all the difference between anorexia and fully recovered not needing any help *rolls eyes*
What mental health support do you have? I would use whatever support you do have to talk about food things and work out where these urges to restrict and lose weight are coming from and work on ways to challenge it. Talk to your partner, talk on here, see if there's any charity services in your area. But keep talking until you find someone who will listen and support you because tempting as it may seem, restricting and other eating disorder behaviours never lead anywhere good.
Do you have any ideas what is behind these cycles of restriction and over-eating?
I'm glad that your partner is insisting on sensible meals and snacks. It sounds like at the moment you don't have many reasons to resist the disordered thoughts so at least you've got your partner's support to nudge you towards recovery and hopefully you'll find many more reasons along the way. Are you involved in the food preparation at home very much? It's so silly but I can't tell you how much my relationship with food has improved now that I've got into cooking etc. I love trying out new recipes and ideas and eating stuff that I've made feels good. I don't even know what it is, maybe I enjoy the creativity, maybe it helps with feeling 'in control', but it's helped me enjoy food.
Sorry for this ramble, I hope some of it will be vaguely useful :)
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16-02-2019, 09:20 PM
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Pathologically flamboyant
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Sorry to hear that you've ended up in hospital. Are the staff there aware of your food difficulties?
I hope that in the long run talking about it in therapy will be helpful. Could you ask for some therapy that's by yourself as well as with your partner if that would make it easier to talk food-wise?
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19-02-2019, 06:58 PM
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Pathologically flamboyant
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What makes you think that they're trying to poison you?
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20-02-2019, 07:07 PM
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Pathologically flamboyant
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Have you ever had beliefs like this before?
I know this isn't what you want to hear but thinking things like this are very 'typical' thoughts of someone with a mental illness and so I am confident that you do not need to be worried. The government has no interest in testing drugs in this manner; if they wanted to test a new drug they would do it through the proper channels otherwise their findings wouldn't be credible.
Do you feel able to share these concerns with someone you trust, such as your partner or a particular member of staff in the hospital?
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17-03-2019, 10:34 PM
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Pathologically flamboyant
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How did it go with asking to home?
That sounds worrying about your weight. Could the risk of a longer hospital stay or increased observation maybe help you to care about your weight going down?
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30-03-2019, 05:52 PM
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Pathologically flamboyant
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Sorry to hear you're sectioned :(
Remember that weight fluctuates all the time so a small gain really isn't indicative of anything. I hope you can continue to try and eat a little more.
What support are they offering you?
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06-04-2019, 05:58 PM
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Pathologically flamboyant
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So pleased that you're trying to stick to the meal plan. How's it going?
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08-04-2019, 08:30 PM
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Pathologically flamboyant
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Well done, that's great to hear. How are you feeling?
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11-04-2019, 10:43 AM
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Pathologically flamboyant
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Oh no, sorry to hear that. Do you want to talk about it?
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13-04-2019, 03:24 PM
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Pathologically flamboyant
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Do you have any idea what caused the loss of appetite and/or slipping in terms of the meal plan?
I think it's quite common for people with an eating disorder to not feel as though they have one. But losing weight in an unhealthy way and/or to an unhealthy extent does indicate having an eating disorder.
Have you ever done a 'pros' and 'cons' list of losing weight? Sometimes that can be helpful in working out where you're at and where to go from here.
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