ED trigger warning for this post.
So I struggle with anorexia and I want to talk about it more with my therapist (when I start seeing her again in August), but I have a hard time doing so. That's for a lot of reasons, but one of those reasons is that my T is a bit overweight. Now, I want to make it clear that I do NOT care what she weighs or what she looks like -- that is not my problem. My issue is I know how much bodyshaming and the like that overweight people, especially women, have to endure, and I almost feel guilty bringing up my insecurities to her given that I fluctuate between underweight/low side of normal weight and have never been shamed for my weight by other people.
I know, I know. A good therapist can separate their feelings about themselves and about personal matters from a client's feelings (and my T is wonderful, to be clear, she has never expressed discomfort). I know it's OK for me to talk about these ED issues. I just get nervous that I am upsetting her in some way. Can anyone else relate, or am I making a big deal out of this or even making some rude or baseless assumptions?
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