First Pdoc found out because H found out how much weight I had lost & he said something to my pdoc....I wasn't going to say anything because I didn't want to live. Pdoc put me in a treatment center that obviously didn't help & T knew because T & pdoc had been given permission to talk to each other as they both had privileges in the local hospital I kept ending up in

Ended up with a new pdoc after continued attempts to end my life....& it was obvious to him that I had anorexia issues because I was still underweight......

10 years ago, changed medical MD.....I had actually gained weight over a few years & ended up sick & in the hospital with asthma from forest fire smoke. New MD was monitoring my asthma.....but noticed the extreme weight loss I was having.....triggered by the asthma, my mother's cancer, my new foal that injured herself at 3 weeks old & needed constant care along with my mother 50 miles away. MD commented about the weight loss....I didn't say anything at the time but ended up calling on the phone & he called back & we talked a little about it.....but MD"s phylosophy was that he wasn't responsible for the psych aspect...only the medical care if the weight loss got too bad....but he did communicate with my pdoc. Went through a trauma with the home care person for my mother & the weight loss got really bad....ended up in the hospital on & off for 2 months around the time my mother died. MD called in the hospital pdoc & psychT for me on a daily basis as that hospital didn't have a psych wing.....but no one really helped me with all the stuff I was dealing with....but ended up in the medical hospital with the dx of anorexia.

Seven years ago, I finally escaped my bad marriage of 33 years (definitely a serious part of my struggles with depression & anorexia & attempts to end my life).....but I moved 2100 miles away & ended up about 5 years ago with the best psychologist I have ever had in the local community care clinic......& it was obvious that I was still having weight problems & she got my previous records to go over......but she's good at using DBT skills & mindfulness to keep me from allowing the weigh loss that I've been going through to take over. The discussion just naturally came up & comes up when there is an issue....but for me there is ALWAYS an issue of not eating normally......but I eat to keep up my energy as best as I can because living alone....I can't afford to have the anorexia problems I had in my past as I have no one to take care of me....& when you have to take care of yourself & 3 dogs....you can't afford to be passing out all the time or feeling so dizzy that you can't even microwave something to eat.

When anyone comments on how little I eat......I am usually open about it & just say....I have issues with eating that I struggle with....& if they want more of a discussion fine....if not.....that's good also.