Posted by Dr. Bob on March 4, 2004, at 23:00:31
In reply to Erika Schmidt, teen adult eating disorders, posted by Poet on February 28, 2004, at 19:28:01
Your question implies that you would like to be able to open up and anticipate that it might be helpful to you. However, you also seem worried about the consequences of doing so. The best way to address this kind of problem is to consider what you are worried about as you consider discussing this matter more openly. Oftentimes people worry about re-opening the feelings that they experienced as a young child, at the time of the original traumatic experience. Confronting the fears and anxieties that you have about it, and reviewing them to see where they fit with the reality of the current situation, can make it possible. This is something you and your therapist can do together. Your caution about this suggests you should go slowly, in small measures, and test the safety and security of proceeding.
Erika Schmidt, LCSW
poster:Dr. Bob
thread:318627
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