Chin Emily Dietitian

My GP recommended Emily Chin to be for my IBS-D. As much as I didn't believe that I needed to see a dietician, I gave it the benefit of doubt. At the time, I was struggling with my weight, not because I was overweight, but I had gained a few extra kilos from my antipsychotic medication (which I had stopped only a few months before then). I had to be weighed, and after observing my less than satisfied expression, Emily then made an ignorant comment about how "young girls want to be super slim". (I was actually 21 years old at the time) What she failed to realise was that EDs and body image issues are not a choice, and are rooted from far deeper causes, such as PTSD and child abuse. Wanting to be skinny is one thing, but it is far more about a desire to have control over something, simply because everything else in life appears to be failing. EDs also do not discriminate against age, gender, sexuality, etc., so her comments had deeply hurt me. At that time, I ...read more