Posts by mydog8it

Thanks for the replies everyone.

I will think about seeing another therapist. This was my first time seeking any type of therapy, and it did take a lot for me to go. I'm not really sure that I have a problem, and seeing that therapist just affirmed that I don't have an ED. To be honest, now I'm really apprehensive about seeing another therapist.

I think a problem I have now is being objective of my body/weight. I've had people say I look too thin, and I've had people say I look fine.

One of the questions the therapist asked me was what did I think was my ideal weight? I couldn't really answer her, I'm not sure. If you had asked me a couple of months ago, I think I would have said 117-120; now I think that's heavy for me. I'm at about 112 lbs, and I have been down to 110.

I'm an athlete, I play a lot of competitive tennis and I run 5k-10k races. I know if I don't eat enough, I get weak quickly. I have gotten muscle cramps and have come close to passing out from not eating enough. I exercise a lot, sometimes 5-6 hours a day.

So I do eat. Which is probably why the therapist didn't think I have an ED. The therapist also asked if I think I have a problem, if I think I have an ED. I told her I'm not sure; that's why I was there. And then she pretty much told me I'm normal, I may have some symptoms, but everyone does at some point in their lives, especially when they're stressed.

The therapist said I could go to the group meetings, but I didn't go. I'm not sure it's a good idea, because I'm just going to see people who are really, really thin, I'll see that I'm not that thin, and it'll just tell me that I don't have the same problem that they have. I know, I'm just assuming, and I should try it. But the therapist said there will be people there who don't eat at all, or maybe they only eating a cube of cheese or a bite of egg a day.

I know I don't want to get to that point. I am struggling a bit with my body/weight issues now. I don't want to gain weight at all... and sometimes I think it wouldn't hurt if I lost a couple of lbs.

I don't know... I'm confused about all this.