I've never really talked about it with a T. I went of my own accord for eating disorder issues, so I didn't need her to tell me I had one. I had to see a dietitian and a doctor as part of my initial treatment, so I eventually worked up the courage to ask the doctor. I was relieved when she called it EDNOS and not bulimia, though I knew I didn't meet the bulimia criteria. I was somewhat disappointed that it wasn't anorexia, but that's part of the craziness of being sick (and I didn't meet that criteria either). Obviously they're all awful disorders and very serious to have. Years later, I started to see a psychiatric nurse practitioner to give meds a try and the paperwork had the diagnosis codes, which I then looked up online- EDNOS, dysthymia, and anxiety disorder-NOS. That time, I was irked at the EDNOS label, because I no longer had a eating disorder and had been recovered for years. With T's, there has always been more of focus on my symptoms, emotions, and behaviors than any diagnosis.
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