Eating Disorders Support Group
Eating disorders are marked by an obsessive need to control the intake and/or purging of food. This community is dedicated to those struggling on the road to recovery. Join to discuss your experience with others and find support. Get advice, ask questions, and meet others who are going through similar struggles.
I have heard that in order to ever get "better" you have to address the underlying cause for the problem. Has anyone heard of this? Also is there anyway to address this without seeing a counselor. I dont feel like I'm ready to admit it to anyone. I am scared of it going on a permanant record somewhere and somehow coming up in a background check for a job. I just recently was able to admit I had a problem to myself. I mean I always new but never really saw it as a problem because I control it pretty well. Enough to have hidden it for years from family and friends. So I want to know how I can help myself if that is possible.
As for treating the underlying causes... I used to cut, but I knew why I cut (to handle emotions, anger, rage, fear...). Because I knew why I cut, I was able to stop cold turkey and find other ways of dealing with the emotions. I have not cut for almost 4 years now.
So I think it would be easier to change your ed behavior if you knew what was causing it and addressed that. I don't know why my ed started or what is driving it, and it's sooo hard for me to change my ed behavior. All I know for sure is that my ed started while I was seeing a psychologist who eventually lost his license due to his behavior with some of his female clients. I can't even remember what was going on at that time or when/why I started binging and purging. I think if I could figure that out and address it, I'd have a better chance of beating my ed.
I don't know if it would show up on a background check if you want to a therapist. I have been through several background checks for my federal government jobs and if they have seen my history of counseling and my official bipolar diagnosis, no one has ever said anything and it has not affected my getting and keeping the jobs.