Posted by Racer on December 26, 2004, at 11:23:09
In reply to Should I be worried about her decreased appetite?, posted by Cairo on December 25, 2004, at 19:50:56
I can only speak for myself, but I know that when I'm slipping into an episode of AN, I feel stronger and happier and generally better all the way around. That makes me come off as doing a whole lot better. Then the weight loss becomes more apparent, of course, and sometimes people notice that and sometimes they don't. But when I'm first starting to starve myself, that's when I start looking as though I'm feeling a lot better.
If your daughter has trouble expressing herself, that's tied into my AN, so there's a reasonable chance that this is the starting phase of an ED. If so, this is the time to treat it -- but only if you can be absolutely, positively sure that you have good help and that she can be shown that this is concern and caring and love for her, rather than punishment. I don't mean saying it to her, either. I mean she needs to see it that way for real, otherwise she'll learn the sneaky side of AN.
I hope that I'm wrong in your daughter's case, and I hope that everything works out well. Good for you for noticing, and best luck for your daughter's improvement.
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