Comments on: The Power of Expectations http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/depression/the-power-of-expectations/ Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:01:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Joanna http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/depression/the-power-of-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-537 Joanna Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:40:48 +0000 http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/?p=83#comment-537 Thank you for this site and your blog! When I realized a year ago that my college aged daughter had an eating disorder I turned to the school counseling office who told us they could not treat someone with an active eating disorder and then to our in-network mental health benefits who gave us a choice of 4 therapists in the city she attends school. The therapist she saw spent months working with her trying to discover the past trauma she must have experienced while she lost more weight and got progressively worse (only to conclude there was no history of trauma). Her therapist would not have any contact with us even though my husband and I requested it and my daughter agreed to release information. This did not make intuitive sense to me; she was not making any progress; no one at school knew about her struggles and we were her main support yet we were not included in her treatment or even contacted about how poorly she was doing. Once school was out we did have her do more intensive treatment at a center specializing in ED and she now sees a therapist who primarily treats ED and she is doing better. The information you are providing in your posts is so helpful and makes so much sense. I have a friend who is a therapist tell me that her ED is "not about food, but about control". I am rambling here but I have to wonder how mental health providers can treat patients with ED's without being aware of new research in the field? Your blog should be manditory reading for them. Thank you for this site and your blog! When I realized a year ago that my college aged daughter had an eating disorder I turned to the school counseling office who told us they could not treat someone with an active eating disorder and then to our in-network mental health benefits who gave us a choice of 4 therapists in the city she attends school. The therapist she saw spent months working with her trying to discover the past trauma she must have experienced while she lost more weight and got progressively worse (only to conclude there was no history of trauma). Her therapist would not have any contact with us even though my husband and I requested it and my daughter agreed to release information. This did not make intuitive sense to me; she was not making any progress; no one at school knew about her struggles and we were her main support yet we were not included in her treatment or even contacted about how poorly she was doing. Once school was out we did have her do more intensive treatment at a center specializing in ED and she now sees a therapist who primarily treats ED and she is doing better. The information you are providing in your posts is so helpful and makes so much sense. I have a friend who is a therapist tell me that her ED is “not about food, but about control”. I am rambling here but I have to wonder how mental health providers can treat patients with ED’s without being aware of new research in the field? Your blog should be manditory reading for them.

]]> By: Dr. Ravin http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/depression/the-power-of-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Dr. Ravin Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:26:33 +0000 http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/?p=83#comment-290 Sure, you are welcome to quote my blog with a link to me. Sure, you are welcome to quote my blog with a link to me.

]]> By: Polprav http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/depression/the-power-of-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Polprav Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:59:49 +0000 http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/?p=83#comment-287 Hello from Russia! Can I quote a post "No teme" in your blog with the link to you? Hello from Russia!
Can I quote a post “No teme” in your blog with the link to you?

]]> By: M. http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/depression/the-power-of-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-279 M. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:16:50 +0000 http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/?p=83#comment-279 Dear Dr. Ravin, Thank you for saying these things out loud. You're my new hero. M. Dear Dr. Ravin,

Thank you for saying these things out loud.

You’re my new hero.

M.

]]> By: Carrie http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/depression/the-power-of-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Carrie Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:20:04 +0000 http://www.blog.drsarahravin.com/?p=83#comment-274 Dr. Ravin, Thanks for blogging about this. I think #2 and #4 pretty much sum up my early experinces in therapy. I was thrilled (in a subdued, geeky sort of way) to learn that there was an actual name for this kind of error in logic: hindsight bias. I blogged about it here: http://ed-bites.blogspot.com/2009/07/hindsight-bias.html I don't know if you've seen this blog, but if you haven't- and you have at least a marginal tolerance for cussing- check out http://www.fxckfeelings.com I think you'd like it! Dr. Ravin,

Thanks for blogging about this. I think #2 and #4 pretty much sum up my early experinces in therapy.

I was thrilled (in a subdued, geeky sort of way) to learn that there was an actual name for this kind of error in logic: hindsight bias. I blogged about it here: http://ed-bites.blogspot.com/2009/07/hindsight-bias.html

I don’t know if you’ve seen this blog, but if you haven’t- and you have at least a marginal tolerance for cussing- check out http://www.fxckfeelings.com I think you’d like it!

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