What Are the Challenges That Face a Psychotherapist...

Essay Title: â€Å"What are the challenges that face a psychotherapist working with Self-harm or eating disorders?† The focus of this essay will be to examine the challenges a psychotherapist faces when working with eating disorders. Whilst acknowledging eating disorders can include overeating I will base the essay around anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. I will look at the various theories around the subject as well as provide examples of my own experience working within this field. â€Å"I am dying to be thin†. And quite literally death is a strong possibility for people who have an eating disorder. Whether it is anorexia or bulimia the person affected will normally have a distorted body image. Even where there isn’t a morsel†¦show more content†¦Many people will develop an eating disorder for the following reasons: †¢ Need for Control †¢ Perfectionism, †¢ High Achiever †¢ Low Self Esteem †¢ Depression and Anxiety †¢ Relational Difficulties †¢ Media Influence †¢ Trauma †¢ Difficulty expressing feelings and thoughts Some of the symptoms that will often show that a person is suffering from some form of eating disorder include: †¢ Dramatic weight loss in a relatively short period of time. †¢ Wearing baggy clothes or dressing in layers to hide body shape and/or weight loss. †¢ Obsession with weight and complaining of weight problems (even if average weight or thin). †¢ Obsession with calories and fat content of foods. †¢ Obsession with continuous exercise. †¢ Frequent trips to the bathroom immediately following meals (sometimes accompanied with water running in the bathroom for a long period of time to hide the sound of vomiting). †¢ Visible food restriction and self-starvation. †¢ Visible bingeing and/or purging. †¢ Use or hiding use of diet pills, laxatives, ipecac syrup (can cause immediate death) or enemas. †¢ Isolation. Fear of eating around and with others. †¢ Unusual food rituals such as shifting the food around on the plate to look eaten; cutting food into tiny pieces; making sure the fork avoids contact with the lips (usingShow MoreRelatedWhat Are the Challenges That Face a Psychotherapist Working with Self Harm or Eating Disorders.3003 Words   |  13 PagesWhat are the challenges that face a p sychotherapist working with self harm or eating disorders. â€Å"She cuts herself. Never too deep, never enough to die. But enough to feel the pain. Enough to feel the scream inside. The lines I wear around my wrist are there to prove that I exist. 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