tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post4452381243238123269..comments2024-03-23T08:25:22.526-04:00Comments on ED Bites: Defining comorbidityCarrie Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-89429276000254778682012-07-23T00:14:44.811-04:002012-07-23T00:14:44.811-04:00I am interested in the co-morbidity. I have bipola...I am interested in the co-morbidity. I have bipolar I and anorexia. Bipolar pre-dated the anorexia and that runs rampant in my family. I am also a recovered alcoholic, many years sober. I have heard that ED's have an addictive nature to them and that seems to be so for me. I had a perfectionistic personality in school but I think the fact I had my first manic episode half way through college, and I felt pretty worthless, gave me this distorted idea that I was only ok if I was thin. Because I was crazy. I do notice the two disorders feed into each other. When mood is out of control I want to control food and weight to cope. When I am not getting properly nourished because of ED it drives my mood into a state of cycling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-34689134333360794562012-05-12T18:28:40.948-04:002012-05-12T18:28:40.948-04:00So right!So right!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-57302939536112466812012-05-11T13:44:42.855-04:002012-05-11T13:44:42.855-04:00Hmm. Anxiety, bouts of depression and OCD pre-date...Hmm. Anxiety, bouts of depression and OCD pre-dated my AN and post-date it. Unfortunately, good nutrition doesn't help any of these co-morbidities that I have. But I do know that for some others, anxiety, depression and OCD are symptoms of an ED.<br /><br />I would actually say that for me, AN was a symptom of pre-existing OCD, rather than being a separate disorder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-30085602287084950192012-05-11T05:02:00.153-04:002012-05-11T05:02:00.153-04:00Agreed and I would also add that this can work the...Agreed and I would also add that this can work the other way round as well, with 'comorbid' conditions coming first and playing a part in triggering the ED (depression causes loss of appetite in many after all). Of course they will also be exacerbated by the ED too which is helpful ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-1503494226783576652012-05-11T02:03:29.459-04:002012-05-11T02:03:29.459-04:00My co-morbid conditions (being obsessive, anxious,...My co-morbid conditions (being obsessive, anxious, depressed) came first. I think an ed just feels like a "perfect outlet" to a person with an itchy feeling need to have rigid internal structure- it scratches that itch. But then, of course, it ends up complicating things...hmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-72270428589527629002012-05-10T22:18:24.430-04:002012-05-10T22:18:24.430-04:00One of the presenter at the conference discussed t...One of the presenter at the conference discussed the process of teasing this out a bit. (Don't ask me to recall who it was or the name of their session-- my note-taking skills are nothing compared to yours!). He described, appropriately, that many of these co morbidities will abate with renourishment, as we know. At that point, it makes sense to address the treatment of these other conditions (although I do recall they also acknowledged that if the coexisting anxiety is too great that it may need to be addressed at the start of treatment).<br />The point is that they did acknowledge that there could be secondary conditions which resolve with treatment, as we well know, or "free standing", so to speak, conditions that cluster with eating disorders.<br />Sorry for the long windedness of this response!<br /><br />Thanks for summarizing these topics so well!HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.com