Thank you , Sannah and Sunrise.
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Originally Posted by Sannah
Have you been seeing her for very long? Do you have other options?
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I've been seeing her for almost 2 years. As for other options? Yes and no. There are no other therapists around here that specialize in eating disorders.
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Originally Posted by Sannah
Are these pretty much her exact words?
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Yes, those were her exact words.
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Originally Posted by sunrise
Maybe a good focus is to address the pain you are in. How can your T help you work through that pain? Is it from trauma? Have you spoken about the most painful memories with her? Have you done EMDR or any other trauma therapies (if appropriate)?
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Thanks for sharing that, Sunrise. It means a lot to me.
Yes, it was a trauma and because of the circumstances around where it happened and who did it, I lost everything in my life except for my H and my kids......I lost my friends, my job, my church, my faith ,etc. Huge parts of my life are just GONE.
I have talked a little bit in therapy about the trauma. She keeps saying we're going to do trauma processing but she wants me to be more stabilized in terms of my eating disorder so I don't 'crash and burn' with the added stress of the trauma work.
Your suggestion is wise - to focus on the feelings - and I will absolutely take that approach.