Hey everyone, this week I'm doing something very different
with my videos, so stay tuned.
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Now if any of you follow my tumbler or my twitter
for the most part, you've probably recognize
that I get a lot of the same questions, all the time
And I know that each of us think our situation
is a little different because I'm doing this or
I'm doing xyz and I'm not doing this.
But we're all kind of struggling with the same things
and so a lot of times my advice is very similar,
even though the actual question is just a little different.
So what I'm going to do today is I'm going to answer
some of those common questions that I get.
So that if anybody is worried or concerned
or maybe even have a question pending in my tumbler
cause I get so many questions on tumbler
Holy Geez, so it takes me a while, right
and I know many of you are like did you get my question?
I probably did. But I have like 350
so it takes me a little while.
So the first question, number one,
oh and before I even start, if you like this idea
and you think this is good, just make sure to give me
the thumbs up I think it's down here.
Cause then I'll make sure to do this again
cause I get quite a few questions, as I'm sure you all know,
and I'd be happy to answer them via video.
So the first question, number one is
Do I have an eating disorder?
Hmmm, if you think you have an eating disorder at all,
if you are even wondering, the answer is probably yes.
And I don't mean to be harsh
or like ugh you all have eating disorders
cause that's not really true.
But if you purge, you have an eating disorder.
If you abuse laxatives, you have an eating disorder.
If you don't eat when your body tells you to
and you find yourself doing it
when you are really stressed out you do it even more,
you have an eating disorder.
If you find yourself going home and like planning binges,
you have an eating disorder.
So, you probably have an eating disorder
if you are asking me that question.
I know that that sounds kind of mean but it's the truth.
If we're concerned, if we ever think, oh my gosh
I think I might, you probably do.
So that's the answer to number one, okay?
Now number two, the most common that I get after that one
is, what kind of eating disorder do I have?
Now that can be a little tricky,
but there are only three actual diagnosis in the DSM.
Now it may be different depending on the country you're in
but I don't actually think it is,
I've looked into that a little bit
and I don't think there are any discrepancies.
And those three are anorexia, bulimia, EDNOS.
And if you don't know what either of those are
you can go back when I first started doing videos,
a year ago, I did videos on all of these.
And I know I also did them on binge eating disorder
which annoying of all annoying is not in the DSM
and the new DSM isn't going to have it in there
which is so, it just pisses me off.
But it's still under EDNOS.
So if you binge and purge, you have bulimia.
If you restrict and you don't have your period
and things like that you have anorexia.
Now anorexia you can also have purging type
if you purge through exercise and stuff like that
which many of us do, then that would fall under
anorexia, binge purge type.
Then there's EDNOS, and that catches everything else
so if our behaviors are changing all the time
then it's EDNOS. And I know a lot of us feel frustrated
because our eating disorders are different and they are not
being recognized and I'm pissed with you.
I'm just as frustrated.
But for now that's what we have and what the diagnosis are.
Okay, so that was question two.
Now questions three,
okay I think I'm sick I am pretty sure
I have an eating disorder.
What do I do? How can you help? I need some advice.
Oh my goodness, right?
So that one is probably, to be honest,
probably the most common recently.
I feel like I just answered some just a minute ago.
But that is
pretty simple. And I know it's stressful.
And I know a lot of times we're like, oh my gosh
I need help and now what do I do?
Because we don't know where to start.
Number one is download my workbook.
It's on my website, it's free
and I do plan on putting together something for self harming
because I know many of you say
well the workbook is for eating disorders
but you can interchange a lot of the ED
just for SH, self harm.
And it works just the same.
Because I'm sure many of you realized,
or if you suffer from both
that we use them almost in the same fashion.
We use it as a way to cope with something.
Something bad, something overwhelming,
and it's either a punishment or a release or whatever
and our eating disorder and our self harmer
kind of interchangeable.
So the workbook to that end is kind of interchangeable
but I am working on stuff like that
just for the heads up about that.
So download my workbook and then
look into seeing a therapist and or dietician.
Therapist first, dietician second.
Cause I know dieticians don't always take insurance
and it can be really difficult but
as you have seen with my videos with my friend Kate Mishado,
it's really important and it's a huge portion of what
our treatment teams needs to be made up of.
Okay, so we are going to download my free workbook.
Then we are going to look into seeing a therapist.
And a great tip and something that I have told many of you
a great way to find people and find therapist that
actually specialize in eating disorders
call a local treatment center.
All the ones I worked at, I'm trying to think
we had pages and pages of
people we've referred to and you cross them off
if people don't like them.
Cause people will call back and say
hey you sent me out to see this person
and they were terrible blah, blah, blah.
Right so we, it's actually the best list you can get
and they will give it to you happily.
They probably won't ask your name or anything like that
you're just getting help and they're probably,
I mean I have picked up the phone
at the clinics I have worked at and given people referrals.
So I was happy to help, I was glad they were reaching out.
So do that, so give a call
cause that's a great way to find out.
And if you like this style,
if you like these questions and stuff, give it a thumbs up.
If I get plenty of thumbs up, I'll make sure to these again.
My most commonly asked questions.
And don't forget to comment below,
um, just give some feedback as to what you like
what you don't like and I guess today
I will start the comment feed.
Right, so I'll give you a question
and you can answer it below.
And this is just something cause I know a lot of you
ask this of me and I think it will be a great way
for us to interact and that question is
What was your first therapy appointment like?
What'd they ask?
How was it? I know it's uncomfortable.
But was it really as bad as you thought it was going to be?
Or what was your first dietician appointment like?
What was your first appointment like?
Answer below because I know a lot of you get nervous
and that would be a great way for you to get feedback
and to help one another, so we all know it's not
as scary as it really seems.
Okay. And keep checking back cause I'll keep posting videos
as we work in 2013 towards a healthy mind
and a healthy body.