Psychotherapy. This takes place
in a private place and enables you to talk about yourself, relieving your
anxieties and emotions in a bid to learn the basis of these sentiments without
judgement. The exploration delves deep into the sub-conscious of your mind to
uproot revelations- something we are rarely forthcoming to do without coaxing. People
will seldom admit to needing help or finding comfort in someone else at the
risk of seeming reliant on this source. Reluctance to expose ourselves to
someone we barely know leaves you requiring to build a trusting relationship
between you and your therapist before any rummaging can be made. This
particular connection with a therapist can take months to construct, whereby
until you feel ready, you will not fully disclose all the information by
withholding the brunt of your angst and divulging the bare minimum. Therapy can
be regarded as a relationship between you and the therapist, as they will
become someone you feel you can trust so the sessions are often focused on an
engagement with the therapist other than just plain old treatment. With most
psychological issues, there is no single cure that will work reliably time and
time again, unlike a physical pain which can disappear by popping a pill. A
trained therapist must adapt their way of helping each individual via trial and
error techniques, as no two patients are alike, finding benefits within the
various treatments. What makes therapy so different for each case, is that no
one person will be the same or will seek solace from a therapist for the same
reason no matter how similar their background situations might be. Due to the
slightly different approach each therapist undergoes with treatment, some
patients will prefer to shift through different therapists, whilst other find
it more useful to stick to the one they feel most at ease with. With each
patient that undergoes treatment, a therapist will learn something new, as a
successful recovery is achievable mostly by experimental practices. With
Anorexia Nervosa, due to the diverse causes by which someone may develop the
disorder, it is tricky to produce the correct method of treatment straight
away. Rarely will a proposed treatment be effective on the first attempt,
therefore reinforcing that there is no ‘quick-fix’ method to recovering from
Anorexia.
