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ok. maybe this is just me.
last session we talked quite a bit about my ED. I said something like 'I'm not underweight, but I still don't have my period, and it's quite unhealthy the longer this goes on.' and then my T said something like 'also you are getting older now, you are not 14 or 15 anymore.' (I'm 21). Anyway I just don't quite get what my T meant by bringing up my age. Does she mean that because I'm getting older, then some consequences may not be as reversible, and I need to do something about it? I was real confused about how my age is correlated with any of this. But it kind of made me a bit sad that I was diagnosed with anorexia when I was 15, and I'm now 21, and I'm far from recovered. |
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Poohbah
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#2
Ask your T what she meant.
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Grand Poohbah
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Only your therapist knows what she meant, but I understand the implication to be that you are not a teenager anymore and so it is more likely that your menstruation cycle would be more regular and established.
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I would be curious also. I dont know enough about Eds to answer but to say that maybe she means that for some 14 year olds are irregular.
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I think she was referring to regularity of periods (for some women).
Another thought...I had an ED for a few years of my life and the last thing I wanted was to be reminded of my age, that I was getting older, because I wanted to look like a child. Some people with ED's feel that way. Is it possible that her mention of your age was upsetting to you? __________________ |
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