Posted by Toph on March 9, 2005, at 12:16:45
In reply to Re: Child personality styles, posted by Laura Collins on March 9, 2005, at 10:00:18
> A red flag came up for me during your post.
>
> Anorexia is usually passed down genetically, so your daughter's more eager to please personality and emotional distancing could possibly be part of the constellation of behaviors that surround an eating disorder. Just a head's up for you - ED's can be subtle but are treatable if identified and treated early.
>Here's another red flag, Laura. Sarah's boyfriend's sister died of anorexia 2 years ago, so my daughter was exposed to her mother losing a great deal of weight when depressed when Sarah was young, and then she saw her boyfriend's sister die recently weighing 75 lbs. Sarah is thin and attractive, was on the P*m Pon squad which values physical appearance and I worry that her focus on the outside guards against difficult emotions on the inside.
Toph
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