[Sunny*1]

I have an e.d, and my t kept saying its mind over matter when t referred to me trying to eat more. This is very frustrating and I personally don't think it is the right thing, seems so much more complex than that because my brain always tells me not to eat and when I try and eat more, I end up b/p all day and a total wreck.

Anyone else's t say this or have this approach?

[stopdog]

It certainly does not sound very useful without more being added to it. It well may be true, but not useful.

[Victoria'smom]

I suspect your T isn't use to dealing with ED's. I asked my T to treat it like an OCD behavior. That has helped a lot.

[tinyrabbit]

But your mind is the problem when you have an ED. Could you see a specialist?

[anilam]

But MA IS mind over matter- your body's starving yet your mind won't let it eat.
I don't see how this could be helpful...

[Sunny*1]

That's how I feel, I wanna eat, and eat normal, it seems impossible because the rational part says I need too, them i try and everything is chaos, I become am angry uncontrollable, irrational person. I've been thinking about the mind over matter and it doesn't make since at this point.

[anilam]

Well, what helped me was not thinking at all- just eat (without thinking if possible and quite quickly) what was before me- helps if you got s.o. to provide the food for you- I couldn't decide what/ prepare my food.
Some Ts would say think of food as fuel/medicine for you- IDK, not thinking about it the 5 min it took me to eat it worked best for me.
Take care

[Arha]

For me, (and I acknowledge I don't have an ED so this may not apply), it is mind over mind: Two aspects of my mind with different driving thoughts. Which is the stronger? Which has more practice? Which do I really believe in?

[Wren_]

an old T did ... it really didn't help me at all

[Aloneandafraid]

Originally Posted by Sunny*1

That's how I feel, I wanna eat, and eat normal, it seems impossible because the rational part says I need too, them i try and everything is chaos, I become am angry uncontrollable, irrational person. I've been thinking about the mind over matter and it doesn't make since at this point.

This is me - exactly. I have just started a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course - although already not doing too good with it - but I am hoping eating "mindfully" might help?! It definitely makes me think and be "in the moment" which is good but doesn't stop me BP.