Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on August 18, 2007, at 18:44:57
In reply to Re: Another view, posted by Poet on August 18, 2007, at 16:30:05
> Hi Everyone,
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> I think the confusion is with the name of this board. Maybe we should change the name to Eating Disorders?Is this any different from having a borderline personality disorder board, or an alcoholics board?
Eating disorders past present and future: would those in "remission" be allowed to post about weight-related issues even though they don't currently meet eating-disordered diagnostic criteria? Would only those who have a current diagnosis be supported if they posted here? Would someone deserve support if he or she were on their way to meeting diagnostic criteria?
What about the idea I raised of a heirarchy of suffering? When weight loss/gain is part of psychopathology and causes the individual marked distress (dare I use kk's situation above?) must we wait for a professional or self-proclaimed ED before they merit posting on this board?
What I'm talking about is not an administrative issue of whether the board should be renamed or not, but rather an issue of how to reconcile the mission statement of psycho-babble in general with the idea that only certain people (i.e. those with particular diagnoses) should be posting on the /eating/ board?
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> I agree with Racer that the Health board makes more sense for posting things about healthy weight loss.fair enough, but if you read my entire thread above, there are some themes of disordered eating (due to depression, in my case) which have been resolved through a healthier approach to losing/maintaining weight. I even talked about these issues with my therapist, as I needed professional support and advice so that I didn't slip into some spiral. Isn't it a good thing to share success stories?
>Not that I find all non-eating disorder related diet posts triggering, it's that I really can't always offer any help because I am far from a healthy eating role model. So I don't respond to some posts because I feel I can't offer anything. I'm sorry if anyone thinks I'm ignoring, I'm not.
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> Poet
>I'm glad that you're not using the argument that posting should be limited because it's "triggering". As Clearskies mentions above, on the substances board there are recovering alcoholics mingled with those in the midst of a downward spiral of drug-seeking and addiction. Should one of these types of posters be discouraged from using the substances board? I think that having people who are recovering and people who are still struggling makes for a richer and more informative discussion about what it means to be addicted or abusing.
Arguing that one kind of post is too triggering to exist on a board is a kind of censorship of someone's real experience. It may disempower a person at the very point that he or she seeks support from peers. It may undermine a poster's effort to seek further help, including professional help. If a post is triggering, why not post immediately below it ***triggers above^^^*** as we do on other boards.
I bet that you folks in remission from eating disorders have a wealth of information and strategies to share with us. Even if you may doubt your own competence to use this knowledge yourself, there is surely no harm in sharing it with others? Nutritional advice- surely Poet knows something about that!!! too modest!
-Ll
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