Hi it's Kati again, thank you for checking back
now the topic but i'd like to talk a little bit about today
isn't a tip
like some of my other videos this is just
pure information
so that you may have to rewind
you might want to take notes
things like that
so the topic is
people in the field of eating disorders and who you may need to enlist
for help
during this time
so the first
person that you want to see
and you probably already have seen is your primary care doctor
so that's your doctor that you see for everything I have a fever or I may have
strep throat any kind of thing like that
is your primary care doctor
now I would urge you
as with all the people on I am going to talk about
you need to tell them the truth
a lot of times primary care doctors will
measure and weigh you and you will see everything
you need to let them know
that you're working to better yourself
and that you don't need to see those things
they will gladly turn you around while they do them so that you're not aware
I know this may be hard but it's really important
So your primary care physician
is obviously probably the first-line that you would see
now another person
we want to enlist
in our helping army
is your dentist
now I know that sounds kind of weird why does my dentist need to know anything about this
but a lot of times if we've been purging for many years
it can do a lot of damage to the enamel on our teeth
and we need to let that dentists know what's happening
and what to look for
because there are treatments they can give you to strengthen your teeth
and we want to make sure
that we take the best care of hour teeth
as we do the rest of our body because as we know
it's pivotal to our health
that we also have good oral hygiene that's why they say floss everyday and
things like that it's not just so you don't get cavities
it also
helps you not get sick his often
so
make sure that you see your dentist and your honest with them as well
now the next line of treatment
would be someone
that you would see for medication
if you ever felt the need for medication and that would be a psychiatrist
now a psychiatrist
is someone that would usually they may see you for therapy for a full hour
or they may see you just for maybe fifteen or twenty minutes just to go
over medications
so let's say
you've been down in the dumps for a long time and a psychiatrist places you on an
anti-depressant
you would go in each month to talk to them to make sure the dosing is right
that the side effects aren't too much for you or uncomfortable
and you want to be clear with that psychiatrist
what's happening
because medications
as we all know
can affect us differently based on
what we're eating what we're doing how much water we're drinking things like that are
important
so again you need to be honest with the health care professionals because they're there
to help you
and we need to give them all the information
so they can make the best
educated guess as to what's best for you based on their knowledge
so the next line
would be someone like me
an MFT or and LCSW
now a lot of
LCSW's and MFT's we do the same thing
we're what most people call therapists
now that will be the person you go to for an hour
you talk about how you feel and what's going on
they usually offer some guidance
some helpful hints like I've been giving you about you know journaling and things
like that
they'll kind of be your
probably be your closest
person
in your army to help you get better
so that's kind of
your buddy in crime
you need to tell that person as much as you feel comfortable
they need to have the most information
to help guide
cause it's part of your treatment team that's what I like to call all these people they're
your treatment team
they all need to work together
when a patient comes into my office if I have somebody come into my office I
have them sign a release so that I can talk to certain people
because I am going to need to tell their primary care physician
that maybe
something has changed and you told me that your diet has changed and they need to
know because that might affect your medication
and things like that
the next and the final person
that you need to enlist in your treatment team
is a dietitian
now i have a lot of friends that are dietitians
and they always joke that they're
your worst enemy because you will probably dislike them
and that's normal
because they're gonna tell you things
you don't want hear
and you don't wanna do
so
but they are pivotal to your treatment
so to find a dietitian you have to find someone that you not only
feel comfortable with
but that you're willing to let them push you
now a therapist, someone like me were supposed to be kind of soft and cuddly
but a dietitian is gonna be a little bit harder
but they have a soft side too
and you have to hear them out
and what they will do is help you put together
a meal plan
snack options
ways to deal with
the holidays what do I do when
I'm going over my grandmother's and she's gonna make
this this this and that's really difficult for me
they'll give you a plan
they'll tell you what to do so that you stay on track
to a healthy mind and healthy body
so you have to enlist a dietitian
even though there are going to be times when you wish I'd never told you this
So, I know that's a lot of information
those are a lot of different people
you're thinking I don't even want to talk to one person let alone all six
But, you need to have a treatment team behind you because we're there. We're like the
people in the stands rooting for you
to do better
each person is pivotal to your treatment
and if you don't know who to go to
ask your therapist ask your dietitian
maybe ask your primary care physician whoever you are already seeing
ask them
because a lot of times
we'll know people
who've worked with eating disorders before so that you can feel more
comfortable it's not a shock
we've dealt with it before
hundreds of times
those are just some helpful hints
on how to deal
with all the people that could be involved in your treatment team
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