spoon wrote: » how have her other experiences been at a hospital? if worst come to worst, the hospital may be able to help her out with her restricted eating.
Laura_tigger82 wrote: » Hey @awesomeminecraft6789. Thanks for sharing your positive feedback with us. We really appreciate it and are glad that you have found the community a supportive space. It sounds really difficult for you that you are worried about your partner and her issues with eating food. What might help to make this more manageable for you at the moment? One resource you might find helpful is BEAT and their information about supporting someone with an eating disorder in particular. Please feel free to keep us in the loop, we are all here for you
spoon wrote: » has your girlfriend ever been in CAMHS or had therapy at all? if she's been to the hospital for her mental health, surely she received support like that before? it sounds like a tough situation to be in
awesomeminecraft6789 wrote: » spoon wrote: » has your girlfriend ever been in CAMHS or had therapy at all? if she's been to the hospital for her mental health, surely she received support like that before? it sounds like a tough situation to be in She sees camps. But she says it's no help. I can't tell her what to do but I'll ask her to talk to them about how she feels tbh it is hard.
spoon wrote: » awesomeminecraft6789 wrote: » spoon wrote: » has your girlfriend ever been in CAMHS or had therapy at all? if she's been to the hospital for her mental health, surely she received support like that before? it sounds like a tough situation to be in She sees camps. But she says it's no help. I can't tell her what to do but I'll ask her to talk to them about how she feels tbh it is hard. ughh yeah camhs isnt all that great, long waiting lists, underfunded, i remember when i had therapy online during lockdown and while she's nice, it was also a bit patronising.. she could try to talk to camhs again, maybe they will realise that she needs more done about her mental health. it is hard but i hope she gets better
spoon wrote: » therapy can be daunting at first but its not scary. while i didnt enjoy therapy at camhs, i had a great experience with a different counsellor at school.
