As our regular readers know, we’re big supporters of psychotherapy. When you look at the research into what works for most common mental disorders, psychotherapy has decades’ worth of data supporting its effectiveness (in many of its various forms). …
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This is great. I enjoy writing about this topic myself. I’m all about “demystifying” the process and lifting the veil a bit.
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
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How effective is psychotherapy in helping bulimics? And, is there any particular style which is better than others?
I attended an Eating Disorder Clinic in Toronto in the 90′s for binge eating and dependent laxative abuse. At the same time I was in therapy with a psychiatrist. The combination was great! I no later abuse laxative or binge eat. I still struggle with weght however I no longer look to abusive quick cures.
I spent a year at the clinic and 12 years in therapy. I am now in my second year of Weight Watchers as I slowly deal with my weight issue.
I feel very proud of myself which the therapist assisted me in learning how to take care of me!
@leahtown
I don’t know about general figures, but therapy helped me tremendously. I was doing a combination of talk therapy, art & CBT as an inpatient (for anorexia/bulimia & depression), and it has been the best thing that’s happened to me in years.
If you or someone you know is currently dealing with any of that, please go and see someone about it. I know that it can be so incredibly difficult at first, but the hell you’re in won’t change unless you change – and in therapy, you have the opportunity to, at your own pace, in your own way. It’s not going to be an instant solution, but I left the facility and have never purged again. The rest, it takes time. An awful lot. But I am getting better every day, and by now that I’ve become used to feeling good again (sounds silly, but it’s scary at first), I actually enjoy seeing the progress I make.
Generally, I’d say that even after my first very disappointing and unsuccessful try, I still believe you have nothing much to lose, but a terrible lot to win – and yes, I do know it sounds awfully trite.
Your actions are harmful to yourself or to others: for instance, you are drinking too much alcohol, abusing drugs, or becoming overly argumentative and aggressive.