Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on August 17, 2007, at 10:52:43
In reply to Re: Eating vs. Eating Disorders » LlurpsieNoodle, posted by ClearSkies on August 17, 2007, at 10:33:11
I forgot to mention that when a poster thinks that a post doesn't belong on a particular board, he or she should click the "notify admin" button and request that the post be moved to another board. It seems unfair to bring this up to a poster who may not know what is appropriate to post on another board. Also the post in question deserves to be considered by the administration, who may be more even-handed than a poster who has certain opinions not mentioned in the FAQ or subsequent policy decisions on admin.
If there is an administrative issue about what belongs on the /eating/ board, it should be raised on the appropriate board, which is probably the administration board.
But this is a point in addition to that mentioned above in my previous post. I'm just trying to figure out how and why this board should be devoted exclusively to eating *disorders* when there is a whole spectrum of eating habits that may cause a poster distress. The issues of medication, therapy approaches, and self-help, and dieting (whether to gain or to lose weight) seem to fall under the umbrella of "eating" and these issues should be treated with sensitivity and dignity, regardless of whatever the DSM-IV or the ICD says.It's interesting that you mention the substance board. The parallel is apt. Also on the /psychobabble/ (meds) board, there is an interesting and productive discussion about which medications are helpful, which are unhelpful, which are worth switching to, which are potentially harmful, etc. In addition there are often issues which touch on substance abuse, alternative therapies and psychotherapy + medication. These "interdisciplinary" discussions seem to encompass the experiences of an individual.
I don't think that any poster here has issues which are limited to a particular board, and a deeper discussion may be really informative, even if it seems on the surface irrelevant to eating, per se.
-Ll
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