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I too believe changes are made up of baby steps, I just seem to be stuck regarding what exactly to do and what exactly I'm willing to do. Im going to be discharged (finally) this week
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I am really happy to know that you are well enough to be discharged.
Yay!
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and I have an appt w my therapist next week. I guess a small step I'm willing to do, and granted it's really small, but im willing to have a discussion regarding possible inpatient treatment and listen with an open mind, not just my screwed up ED brain.
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I see this as a good step. You had talked previously about going inpatient. I wonder if there can be some accountability though. For example, after speaking with T, how about if you give us a balanced report about the pros and cons as T presented them to you? And with your own assessment of them.
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Im also going to make a sincere attempt to cut down on my pacing bc a) it's driving everyone crazy and b) it's probably nothing great for me right now. Does that seem reasonable?
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I wonder if there could be some thought devoted to positive things to start, in addition to negative things to stop. So if pacing stops, and nothing else changes, then there is a void in your life and some ED-related behavior is liable to move into the void. So I ask you: what small healthy behavior can you introduce/reintroduce into your life?
With regard to cutting down pacing, can a goal be expressed in measurable terms? e.g. I will pace less than ____ minutes per day. With a specific, measurable goal, you can readily see whether or not progress is occurring.
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Does that seem like enough?
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Right now as I see things we just want to start going in a healthy direction. For now, anything that helps move the direction towards health is
enough. But do find out what T thinks about this.