A formal admission for an ED is very much the same as for any other mental health issue, the hospital would be able to hold you against your will and force necessary treatment if they felt that you were in danger and were non-compliant.
I can imagine how frightening this must be for you, and I've been in a similar situation where I knew that I would be sectioned if I couldn't turn things around myself and yet I still couldn't take responsibility or understand the seriousness of my situation. I think I told myself that they were just threatening me and that when it came down to it, they couldn't actually justify a section 3. But professionals don't say these things lightly, your therapist obviously believes your health and life are in significant and immediate threat, I know how hard it is but please try to take that on board. It is so much better to go into treatment willingly and voluntarily, being placed on a section doesn't make any of the process of recovery any easier and you lose the right to be in charge of your own treatment.
I understand that you've worked really hard to get back to uni and to get your life back on track in so many ways, but none of this will mean anything in the long term if your eating disorder makes it impossible to live the life you aspire to or even takes your life away. I know it may feel like giving in or failing but if you could take a step back now to focus on recovery then you'll be able to go back to the things you want to do stronger and more able to really live your life. You deserve more than trying to live with this.
If you honestly can't manage to increase your intake and stablise your health as an outpatient and your therapist is concerned enough to be talking about formal admissions, it really is time to really consider agreeing to go back to a more intensive environment so that you can get the support and treatment you need.
My inbox is always open if you want to talk,
Be kind to yourself,
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