Posted by Daisym on September 24, 2007, at 1:51:09
In reply to My therapist concentrates on the wrong things, posted by Dinah on September 23, 2007, at 12:19:53
It might be that he has seen what happens without coping mechanisms and doesn't want to try and remove them without alternatives. And it does sound as if your maladaptive strategies worked, at a high cost, of course.
Perhaps you could ask for a brain storming session about alternatives. If you have a list of other things to try, that might help you stop the eating binges. I do know about the compulsion and once you are lost to it, it is very hard to get out of it.
I do find it intersting (and frustrating) when I tell him about a poor coping strategy (like drinking too much on occasion) that I get very little alarm response. I decided awhile ago that he thinks I'm too level headed to do any real damage.
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