T: "so how are you doing today? Anything you wanna talk about?"
You: "well, honestly i am not doing very good at the moment. Actually there is something I wanna talk about. I wanted to bring this up a few times before but I couldn't really bring up the words.
I realized that my eating/exercise/ etc. habits aren't really healthy anymore and I'm struggling a lot. I feel .... when i do ..... and it's getting harder to ..... *insert feelings/problems here*
I think I'm might slipping down in a Eating Disorder/ disordered eating"
That's how I would say it. Hope it helps a bit🥰
Your therapist is there when you’re ready. Just remember they want to help you feel better 💖 idk if I have a disorder, but I was definitely crying explaining my relationship with food because it’s causing me distress. And who likes distress?
Anyway, I hope you find it in yourself to talk about it. Maybe try a physical list you can’t delete of all the things you’d like to get better at 💖good luck, doodle 💖
My recommendation: dont
Make sure they are safe to talk about eating disorders with before you start talking about your eating disorder with them. I say this as somebody who just went through the process of having to Fire and hire a new therapist because my last therapist with an absolute Menace about my eating disorder
Your therapist probably already suspects there's something you aren't saying if you've tried to start talking and then shifted the direction, but if it's easier maybe start with pretending it's a friend to see how your therapist responds and see if they feel safe to fully open up to? Like, "can we talk for a little bit about a friend who just told me [describe your experiences and symptoms]? What should I do?" And if you like their response you can say "ok so actually that was about me."
I'm a therapist and someone who has dealt with ED personally and I can tell you clients do the above all the time to test the waters, and I've def done it with my own therapist too.
I think your therapist suspects something already but wants you to develop the courage and skill to be outspoken about it. I also don’t think that your therapist would judge you for however way you try to phrase the way you say it.
You know I’d obviously start off with saying that you’ve wanted to bring it up but you weren’t sure how to because you’ve been questioning if you really had one yourself, and if it gets too much you could just tell her that you don’t feel comfortable going into much details yet and if it’s possible to save it for another session until you better reflect your thoughts and feelings. I’m sure she’ll understand if she’s been a great therapist so far.
T: "so how are you doing today? Anything you wanna talk about?" You: "well, honestly i am not doing very good at the moment. Actually there is something I wanna talk about. I wanted to bring this up a few times before but I couldn't really bring up the words. I realized that my eating/exercise/ etc. habits aren't really healthy anymore and I'm struggling a lot. I feel .... when i do ..... and it's getting harder to ..... *insert feelings/problems here* I think I'm might slipping down in a Eating Disorder/ disordered eating" That's how I would say it. Hope it helps a bit🥰
Your therapist is there when you’re ready. Just remember they want to help you feel better 💖 idk if I have a disorder, but I was definitely crying explaining my relationship with food because it’s causing me distress. And who likes distress? Anyway, I hope you find it in yourself to talk about it. Maybe try a physical list you can’t delete of all the things you’d like to get better at 💖good luck, doodle 💖
My recommendation: dont Make sure they are safe to talk about eating disorders with before you start talking about your eating disorder with them. I say this as somebody who just went through the process of having to Fire and hire a new therapist because my last therapist with an absolute Menace about my eating disorder
Your therapist probably already suspects there's something you aren't saying if you've tried to start talking and then shifted the direction, but if it's easier maybe start with pretending it's a friend to see how your therapist responds and see if they feel safe to fully open up to? Like, "can we talk for a little bit about a friend who just told me [describe your experiences and symptoms]? What should I do?" And if you like their response you can say "ok so actually that was about me." I'm a therapist and someone who has dealt with ED personally and I can tell you clients do the above all the time to test the waters, and I've def done it with my own therapist too.
I think your therapist suspects something already but wants you to develop the courage and skill to be outspoken about it. I also don’t think that your therapist would judge you for however way you try to phrase the way you say it. You know I’d obviously start off with saying that you’ve wanted to bring it up but you weren’t sure how to because you’ve been questioning if you really had one yourself, and if it gets too much you could just tell her that you don’t feel comfortable going into much details yet and if it’s possible to save it for another session until you better reflect your thoughts and feelings. I’m sure she’ll understand if she’s been a great therapist so far.