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Originally Posted by Flinders40
I know you’re hurting right now, but he needs to be called out on this. That reply was NOT good enough. How can a mental health professional not understand an eating disorder for a year-and-a-half? You mentioned b/p cycles. That’s not the behavior of a non-eating disordered person. And honestly, I would flat out ask him, “are you actually giving me the green light to suffer in silence?”
Bottom line — you’re the patient - he’s the professional and should act like it.
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I do want to email him but I want to make sure it is professional and compassionate.
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When a child’s emotional needs are not met and a child is repeatedly hurt and abused, this deeply and profoundly affects the child’s development. Wanting those unmet childhood needs in adulthood. Looking for safety, protection, being cherished and loved can often be normal unmet needs in childhood, and the survivor searches for these in other adults. This can be where survivors search for mother and father figures. Transference issues in counseling can occur and this is normal for childhood abuse survivors.
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