Comments on: WHAT!? moments http://www.greythinking.com/2010/06/12/what-moments/ "being aware of your crap and actually overcoming your crap are two very different things." - christina, grey's anatomy Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:26:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: JB http://www.greythinking.com/2010/06/12/what-moments/comment-page-1/#comment-1299 JB Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:11:35 +0000 http://www.greythinking.com/?p=644#comment-1299 Ah, you're speaking my language! It often irks me when people say, "My therapist is making me do X." "I HAVE to do y, because so-and-so said." It baffles my mind that people so much control over to other people without even a second thought. Ah, you’re speaking my language! It often irks me when people say, “My therapist is making me do X.” “I HAVE to do y, because so-and-so said.” It baffles my mind that people so much control over to other people without even a second thought.

]]> By: woefare http://www.greythinking.com/2010/06/12/what-moments/comment-page-1/#comment-1268 woefare Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:28:26 +0000 http://www.greythinking.com/?p=644#comment-1268 great site, thanks! am following you on twitter and was going to direct message but somehow couldnt go thru. great site, thanks! am following you on twitter and was going to direct message but somehow couldnt go thru.

]]> By: Emily http://www.greythinking.com/2010/06/12/what-moments/comment-page-1/#comment-1256 Emily Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:11:40 +0000 http://www.greythinking.com/?p=644#comment-1256 Grey, You hit on two really good points. I had a therapist that would challenge me when I stated that I "couldn't" do something like confronting an annoying co-worker or parent. She reminded me that in fact it wasn't that I couldn't, but I "wouldn't". I think often times we forget that we do have choices, even when we are in treatment. Therapists, RD's, Psychiatrists all give us their recommendations and we often trust them, but as you point out, most people in treatment aren't there because they are court ordered to do so. We make choices about our treatment continually. I am also intrigued about the fact that only 15% shared a fear of gaining weight. As you state, they probably weren't being completely honest. I wonder if the survey was anonymous if the number would be closer to something that seems more reasonable. I also wonder if those who were leaving treatment were even being completely honest with themselves. I think we can get to a point when we really want things to be “all better” that we even lie to ourselves in an attempt to at least seem “normal”. Finally, I think I would be remiss if I didn’t also point out that the sample size was really small. Only 20 participants (they stated that 3 respondents comprised 15% of the sample)! It is hard to generalize such a small sample to the larger population of people with AN.  Grey,
You hit on two really good points. I had a therapist that would challenge me when I stated that I “couldn’t” do something like confronting an annoying co-worker or parent. She reminded me that in fact it wasn’t that I couldn’t, but I “wouldn’t”. I think often times we forget that we do have choices, even when we are in treatment. Therapists, RD’s, Psychiatrists all give us their recommendations and we often trust them, but as you point out, most people in treatment aren’t there because they are court ordered to do so. We make choices about our treatment continually.

I am also intrigued about the fact that only 15% shared a fear of gaining weight. As you state, they probably weren’t being completely honest. I wonder if the survey was anonymous if the number would be closer to something that seems more reasonable. I also wonder if those who were leaving treatment were even being completely honest with themselves. I think we can get to a point when we really want things to be “all better” that we even lie to ourselves in an attempt to at least seem “normal”.
Finally, I think I would be remiss if I didn’t also point out that the sample size was really small. Only 20 participants (they stated that 3 respondents comprised 15% of the sample)! It is hard to generalize such a small sample to the larger population of people with AN. 

]]> By: Laura http://www.greythinking.com/2010/06/12/what-moments/comment-page-1/#comment-1246 Laura Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:55:24 +0000 http://www.greythinking.com/?p=644#comment-1246 I couldn't get the article either I couldn’t get the article either

]]> By: PTC http://www.greythinking.com/2010/06/12/what-moments/comment-page-1/#comment-1245 PTC Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:35:17 +0000 http://www.greythinking.com/?p=644#comment-1245 Bummer, I couldn't get the article. Must be a sign that I'm "all better." :) Okay, that was a bit far fetched. Bummer, I couldn’t get the article. Must be a sign that I’m “all better.” :) Okay, that was a bit far fetched.

]]> By: Sally http://www.greythinking.com/2010/06/12/what-moments/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 Sally Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:20:51 +0000 http://www.greythinking.com/?p=644#comment-1244 Could it not mean that the patients simply decide have any involvement in what their treatment involved, not whether they had it or not? Could it not mean that the patients simply decide have any involvement in what their treatment involved, not whether they had it or not?

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