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Originally Posted by Miss_Sara
I suffered from an eating disorder for a LONG time
It started in like elementary school which is pretty sad
to be honest it's something I don't think I'll be able to completely lose
it's like a part of me
everytime I think "I'm hungry" there's always that thought "well you better not eat"
when I was 13 I weighed like 78 lbs. which wasn't healthy at all
even though I'm really small and tiny (mainly from poor nutrition when I was a baby) I was still ridiculously under weight
the whole family must've realised
but when I entered highschool I had a seriously supportive group around me (show choir) and I gained like 10 lbs and was healthy, and my family would tell me how I had gained weight and how I should be careful (my response was, finally snapping and telling them to back off)
I feel so bad for girls suffering from this, because it is a hard habit to break if you have it for years. I just hope this doesn't become a "life style" choice
because that's a load of crap
it is a disease, and you can get SO sick from it!!!
I know I've talked a few girls out of it, so if any of your kids have the problem, I'm young (18) so you should just give me a way to contact them so I can help them!!
Don't ignore this if your child has it!
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Sara.. What are the signs to look for? My daughter is 19 yrs old and has been away at college for two years now. She is tall and was pursing modeling at one time and whenever we went out to the city the modeling agencies would tell her she is pretty but she needs to lose at least 10 pds. Now mind you my daughter was never heavy. So I discouraged her from that career. Over the years while she was in high school I think she had a problem, she never ate with us at night always running out, her friends swore up and down that she ate. Today she eats but she does eat lots of salads and healthy foods. She does a lot of excersizing. But to be honest she gets mad at me when I always ask her if she ate. Always has. She does get her menstrual cycle on time and her teeth are pretty , they say that is the first tell tale. I get worried but I don't know how I can reach her, she says she eats and I can't be a policeman 24/7..