--- title: Psychotherapy and Recovery Work description: Stories and discussions about the process and experience of eating disorder recovery treatment. canonical_url: https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/blog/psychotherapy-and-recovery-work/page-12 language: en-GB date: 2012-09-11T05:13:52Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/blog/psychotherapy-and-recovery-work/page-12. markdown-tokens: 1157 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/blog/psychotherapy-and-recovery-work/page-12. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. Psychotherapy and eating disorder recovery work take many forms. In this extensive grouping you'll find articles, links and discussions that include stories of individuals working through their healing process and descriptions of different treatment approaches. Issues include trust, bingeing, starving, sexuality, fear, anxiety, triumphs, abuse, shame, dream work, journal keeping and more. Discussions regarding insurance and finances are here as well. Reading these articles and participating in discussions will give you deep and varied windows into eating disorder recovery treatment. Details Category: [Psychotherapy and Recovery Work](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/blog/psychotherapy-and-recovery-work/) ![fire heart 961194 640](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/images/fire-heart-961194_640.jpg) *(Example of healing self talk and the power of journal writing. Printed with permission) \*pix* Christmas is coming, and I’m alone. I feel abandoned by a world of people who are happily busy in gayety and plans for more. Is this true? Do my feelings reflect reality? My family is punishing me for not being obedient. I am stretching my heart and mind into realms that intrigue me and offer me new satisfying direction. That's belittled. I’m not included in celebrations. I’m invited to events with 20 minutes notice. I don’t respond. I am no longer stripping myself of energy, time and money to perform people pleasing behavior for people who are never pleased. And I feel frightened, alone and sometimes desperate. [ Read more … ](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/psychotherapy-and-recovery-work/coming-out-of-narcissist-abuse-at-christmas-2) Details Category: [Psychotherapy and Recovery Work](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/blog/psychotherapy-and-recovery-work/) ![butterfliesgarden 19830 340](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/images/butterfliesgarden-19830__340.webp) Blogging is public and psychotherapy is private. Sharing my knowledge with you is a challenge. My professional learning is grounded in theory based on books, lectures, seminars and certificate programs. But my deep knowing and empath comes from my intimate meetings with courageous and determined people who have given me their trust. The work takes place in what I consider sacred space. [ Read more … ](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/psychotherapy-and-recovery-work/professional-confidentiality-and-blogging2) Details Category: [Psychotherapy and Recovery Work](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/blog/psychotherapy-and-recovery-work/) ![joy toddler flowers 4486570 640](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/images/joy_toddler_flowers-4486570_640.jpg)*Regardless of your age or situation, within you is your knowledge of joy. You can have it again.* Welcome to your new beginning on your path to joy. Searching for and finding your path is a task we face periodically throughout our lives. Growth and development never stops. The experience of loss and completion never stops. The need to feel alive and meaningful never stops. Read and follow these steps, and you will find yourself on your path to joy. [ Read more … ](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/psychotherapy-and-recovery-work/how-to-find-your-path-to-joy-introduction-and-welcome) Details Category: [Psychotherapy and Recovery Work](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/blog/psychotherapy-and-recovery-work/) [![fists fire and water 2354583 640](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/images/fists_fire-and-water-2354583_640.jpg)](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/images/fists_fire-and-water-2354583_640.jpg) Bear the conflict. Eventually, if you follow step 1 and step 2 you will feel uncomfortable. You will feel afraid or mad or so angry and depressed you want to blame something or someone or many people or conditions for your emotional pain. You can get through this stage without understanding, relying on a devil may care act of desperation. But that often does not work. If you try to break the conflict in yourself through dangerous activities you are not trying to die, although you may. You are trying to stop the pain by taking extreme distracting action. [ Read more … ](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/psychotherapy-and-recovery-work/action-for-your-authentic-life-in-six-steps-step-three-may-be-the-most-difficult-step-three)