I have an eating disorder and plan on writing a letter...?

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I've struggled with Anorexia-Purging type/ Bulimia for the past 5 years, and i'm SICK of dealing/fighting this EVERYDAY...so i want to ask for help..but i don't know how, i planed on sending an E-mail/or Letter to my therapist and mom, but i don't know how to come about saying it. i don't wanna say "I have an eating disorder"... i want to be able to explain whats wrong, but i don't know how. Should i write down all my symptoms/All my actions and tell them i have an Eating disorder and need help? or what? (Please DO NOT tell me to just write down "I have an eating disorder")
 
I think you should write down that you think you having an eating problem - you don't have to diagnose what it is called, then just list your eating habbit and what you do such as purging and so on, and say it's not something you like and need their help with to change. You could start it off by stating it's something you have been battling with and it's a difficult topic for you to talk about so you are writing a letter to explain your situation and asking for their help. I wouldn't go into detail about it nor get into the whys - that's the job of the trained therapist to help you figure out. This should basically tell them you want help then they can take it from there to provide you with it and ask questions they want answers to. Good luck.
 
Well if you have struggled with this for five years, I find it very hard to believe that your family hasn't taken notice. If they haven't, you must be very secretive about it...
Any way, as for going about opening up about it to your family/therapist... the answer to that depends on you. If writing a letter is the most comfortable way for you to bring it up, then do that. Instead of bringing up that you have an eating problem, you could talk about how you have struggled with obsessing over your body image for five years. Instead of talking about the disorder, talk about what is causing the disorder such as your insecurities. That might subtly bring to their attention what is going on. Good luck sweetheart
 
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