@elainaefird: Typically when I work with a family where the parents are involved and supportive, the kid’s recovery goes exponentially better. What’s worse is many times we will offer to work with the parents separately to help them with their dieting/weight obsession and they almost always decline 😑
I have a third generation eating disorder that my grandma started in like, 1950. Shits antique.
2026-01-03 19:52:26
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laura :
I’ve put on 20 pounds going bite for bite with my daugther who is struggling with an ED. I will do whatever the hell it takes for her to heal physically and mentally.
2026-01-03 10:49:54
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YourWitchyFriendAmie :
So many EDs are taught to the kids by the parents. I know mine was.
2026-01-03 04:49:44
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meryshelley :
At that point, couldn't child services be called since they are literally endangering the child's recovery and health? I guess it's difficult to prove
2026-01-02 19:47:41
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allienp29 :
So I have tracked macros in order to maintain weight during perimenopause. My youngest has ED (Ana). I stopped tracking food so that she heals. That’s literally all I care about is her health. It is THE most fatal mental health disorder out there.
2026-01-03 00:25:49
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Ann Smith :
The call is coming from inside of the house.
2026-01-02 20:04:53
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Molly Wood :
I’m in my late 30s and still BEG my mom to not discuss dieting or weight loss with me because it’s such a trigger for me and she refuses to understand
2026-01-03 01:31:39
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Leah :
Parents are their kids first bullies.
2026-01-02 20:27:01
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Larisa 🧷 :
Yes!!! I always regress after a visit from my mother…. This last trip was all about carb counts and cholesterol. Every meal. Every day. Constantly…. It’s taken me a week to get back to semi on track…
2026-01-02 19:54:07
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Crickett :
Yep. Raised by an almond mom with an ED her entire life. She threw me into weight watchers when I was 10. I didn’t need to be there. I shouldn’t have been there. And they had my caloric intake at 700kcal/day so I didn’t have enough energy to keep up with my ice skating training.
2026-01-03 05:50:33
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lindsay :
This is why family therapy is ESSENTIAL for ED recovery with adolescents.
2026-01-03 08:34:21
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Sparkzz :
EDs are so contagious. If someone has an ED it’s because they “caught” it from someone else. Usually family or close friends but sometimes from social media and often times all three
2026-01-04 00:16:12
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Bored Housewife :
My parents took me out to lunch during a visit while I was in Resi and my dad didn’t eat because he doesn’t “eat during the day”
2026-01-03 12:33:21
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Gabi :
I would only eat my least favorite foods in the world for three meals and two snacks a day at any hour of the day if it meant my child being healthy and happy.
2026-01-03 01:42:14
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yves 𐙚⋆.˚ :
my mom had to start therapy when i developed an ed because of her, i’m glad she did cause she was my example my whole life
2026-01-17 20:55:03
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melodywritessongz :
Is it ever appropriate for you to explain the causality of their words and attitudes toward their child being in life-threatening danger?
2026-01-02 20:09:30
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Maddie🤍 :
my mum was always small, even when she was pregnant and postpartum she was a size 4/6 but she gained around 20kg when i was struggling with eating just so she could show me being “bigger” was okay and i’ve never been more appreciative for her
2026-01-14 07:28:44
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Pickle soup :
Imagine telling the nutritional therapist no, I’m not gonna support my kid like wtf
2026-01-03 16:19:44
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angllxk :
"why would you tell my kid to eat desserts? she's gonna gain weight!"
yeah, like that's the fckn point
2026-01-05 09:16:40
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FrozenKas :
I was definitely told, by my parents who knew I was in recovery, to be careful about gaining TOO much weight.
I also have a vivid memory of my "love handles" being visible when my tank top rode up (I had just started trying to recover again) and my stepdad pinching them while snarking, "Yeah, THAT'S attractive."
I had to move out to get better 😒
2026-01-02 21:37:08
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tinselgibbet λ :
I keep saying that fewer people should be parents. not like in a eugenics way, I stress, but like... just think for a second or two, "hey! am I able to prioritise the needs of the blameless soul I intend to usher into sentience from the blissful endless void for rest of my life, or would I be better suited to the needs of a pet rock, say? gosh, I wonder"
2026-01-05 11:29:28
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Ellagirlbella :
I am just starting my ED recovery and My dad said to me when I bought mini chocolate donuts and he asked are u going to eat these I said yes and he said I thought u were more healthy then that
2026-01-02 20:55:16
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𝓐𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓵, 𝓜.𝓔𝓓(🪽⭐️)🤟🏽 :
I was in ED treatment having a meal with a friend. My friend literally asked me why my tray had more food on it than hers.😳 Then proceeds to tell me that I didn’t have an eating disorder until I started ED treatment. 😳
2026-01-03 15:16:25
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