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Apr 08 2010

Am I allowed to be a therapist for eating disorder patients, having had anorexia myself?

Posted by: Alan in Anorexia Recovery Diet, tags: allowed, Anorexia, Disorder, Eating, having, myself, patients, therapist

I have had anorexia for 2 years now, still do. I used to be in recovery and see doctors etc but stopped going. I do want to recover eventually, just not yet. Anyway, when I do recover, I would really like to help those with eating disorders. Am I technically allowed? Assuming I’m completely recovered?

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4 Responses to “Am I allowed to be a therapist for eating disorder patients, having had anorexia myself?”

desert lover says:

April 8th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Sure, you’d be the best!
aMoR says:

April 8th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
YES YOU’D BE EVEN BETTER BECAUSE YOU WILL KNOW WHAT IT HAS BEEN AND THAT YOU CAN OVERCOME ANOREXIA
farfel says:

April 8th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
of course, because you have firsthand experience.

many therapists become therapists because therapy has helped them in the past.
lunarlove3 says:

April 8th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
yes, lots of ED therapists have had EDs themselves in the past.