I've never been for an ED but I have been to therapy. The initial visit involved me taking a quiz on the computer which asked me a variety of things like have I ever been raped, do i hear voices, have i ever seen a dead body, do i feel hopeless, do i throw up after eating etc etc. It was mostly just something to give the therapist an idea of what my problems were.
after I completed that I was taken back to a psychologist who had looked through my answers to the quiz thing and asked for me to give details about certain ones. For instance I answered I drank alcohol 4-5 times a week and so she asked about how much i drink when i drink, how drunk did i get, what time of day, was i alone etc etc. They also asked why I came to therapy, what problems I have been having. Asked about family history and set up another meeting. The first one was mostly her getting the information she needed.
Although I did stop therapy after only a couple sessions it did help because I realized I needed to make an effort and do the things that make me feel better whether I wanted to or not. It pointed me in the right direction for helping myself.
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