Inpatient question

Hey there,

I don't know if this should go here or on the eating disorder forum, but here is my question: Can the psychologist I am seeing have me hospitalized against my will because I drop below a certain weight? I was at the psychologist yesterday, who I am seeing for anorexia, I told her what I weighed and she said if I drop one more pound she would have me hospitalized and sent to a treatment center. I am hoping this is just a threat for me to get my act together. I cannot go into treatment again.

Cyan

I'm not sure if she has the power to hospitalise you, but I would bet that she would know psychiatrists who she could get to come see you who would have the power to hospitalise you.

I would say it is about concern for you...

If she doesn't hospitalise you then that would be sending you the implicit message 'I don't care if you starve yourself to death'. I would say that things would have to be fairly bad indeed before it would get to that point... When you do get to that point, however, then the effects of starvation on the brain are such that you can't think clearly about such things. Similarly to how when people are in a very intense episode of depression the effects of that on the brain are such that they can't think clearly about such things.

Is she willing to work with you on how you can gain some weight so you are within a healthy range?
Are you willing to work with her on how you can gain some weight so that you are within a healthy range?

Sounds like that is the way to stay out of hospital...