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Please help... verge of relapse
Hi there,
I have been struggling with anorexia for about 7 years now. I became ill when I was 15 and now I am 22 years old. I had to wait to seek treatment until I left home for university because my parents refused to get me the help I needed at the time. I have been in therapy for a couple years now and in the past few months I have made great strides, including reaching a goal weight that was negotiated between myself and my therapist.
However, I am home visiting my parents on holidays and won't be seeing my therapist for about a month. She has asked me to keep track of my weight once and a while, and when I weighed myself a couple days ago I was about 5 lbs over the target weight we had agreed on. This extra 5 lbs actually puts me at the ideal weight for my age and height, but I have never weighed this much in my life. This has really set me on edge and I've been upset for days. I feel like I must lose the 5 lbs and I'm terrified that I may be starting to relapse.
I would appreciate some advice or support so that I don't get sucked back into losing weight... I am having a very hard time dealing with this alone.
Thank you so much to anyone who might take the time to read this.
I have been struggling with anorexia for about 7 years now. I became ill when I was 15 and now I am 22 years old. I had to wait to seek treatment until I left home for university because my parents refused to get me the help I needed at the time. I have been in therapy for a couple years now and in the past few months I have made great strides, including reaching a goal weight that was negotiated between myself and my therapist.
However, I am home visiting my parents on holidays and won't be seeing my therapist for about a month. She has asked me to keep track of my weight once and a while, and when I weighed myself a couple days ago I was about 5 lbs over the target weight we had agreed on. This extra 5 lbs actually puts me at the ideal weight for my age and height, but I have never weighed this much in my life. This has really set me on edge and I've been upset for days. I feel like I must lose the 5 lbs and I'm terrified that I may be starting to relapse.
I would appreciate some advice or support so that I don't get sucked back into losing weight... I am having a very hard time dealing with this alone.
Thank you so much to anyone who might take the time to read this.
Hi there,
Thank you so much for responding. I am sorry to hear that you also have been dealing with an eating disorder... weight gain can feel so terrifying! My therapist told me it was really important for me to not weigh myself, and so far I have been successful but it's been very hard... I find I get anxious wondering how much I might weigh. I hope that you are doing well!
Thank you so much for responding. I am sorry to hear that you also have been dealing with an eating disorder... weight gain can feel so terrifying! My therapist told me it was really important for me to not weigh myself, and so far I have been successful but it's been very hard... I find I get anxious wondering how much I might weigh. I hope that you are doing well!
I currently am trying to recovery from anorexic..just got out of the hospital again in July...so I understand what you are going through. My suggestion is to NOT weigh yourself. I came to find that we can have huge fluctuations in our weight. I gained 10 lbs in one week (which I know is the whole goal) but it freaked me out..Didnt want to believe them when they told me it was water weight, but guess what...it went back down. If the scale is a trigger for you and you are already under stress being at home then stay away from it! Hope this helps feel free to email me if you want a support buddy. Theresa ***@****
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