My counsellor has asked me to write a letter to my Eating Disorder, but i am not sure of what to say in the letter...where do i start, what do i say??
2007-09-16 04:29:25 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Some people feel they have an intimate relationship with their eating disorder which helps them have control. Just say how it is effecting your life. Do you want it to stop and go away? Is it taking all your energy away? Is it stopping you from having a social life? How does it effect you? Is it a comfort to you? How does it comfort you? Some people see their eating disorder as a friend so just write to it saying how it is or isn't helping.
2007-09-16 09:16:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think neitherhereorthere is right. Give the letter to your ED a try and be very honest in putting down everything this eating disorder is doing to your life. I often wrote letters to people who upset me or hurt me very few I gave the people concerned but it helped me get things in to prospective . Hope this exercise helps you and helps your counsellor to gain insight in to how your eating disorder affects you so you can overcome it and get well .
2007-09-17 06:10:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your counsellor has asked you to do this to help you, so unlike some of the other answers with excpetion to one, this is a really helpful way of you being able to see what your Eating Disorder is doing to you.Quite often in these circumstances the client being you has never actually or openly been honest with themselves and cannot always vocalise their thoughts or feelings, when writing it, for some, it can be an easier way of dealing with the situation.
Hope this clarifies.
Julie
2007-09-16 18:26:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ugh, counsellors and their stupid methods of management. Hate to say this, but you're better off seeing a psychotherapist, especially someone who specialises in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Sometimes reading stuff like this, about being asked to write a letter to your disorder makes me cringe! Your counsellor should have outlined what he/she requires of you by asking you to write (such a pointless task) in the first place. I'd ditch him/her if I were you and get on to your GP for a psychotherapy referral.
2007-09-16 18:27:31 · answer #4 · answered by porkchop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is your ED Counsellor, so you better ask him what he wants you to write to him!
2007-09-16 11:46:40 · answer #5 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im being ever so polite here,tell your counsellor to go and take a run and jump
2007-09-16 12:56:13 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋