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| Health & Support | Scared telling my bro about my AN will give him an eating disorder? | Dec 29 2008 18:26 (UTC) |
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I don't mean to frighten you at all, but I have/had an ED and now my younger sister does too. I never told her about it directly, but there was a big to-do about it and I know she found out from my parents. Then again, if he's your best friend maybe you can support each other in treatment? He's definitely got an unhealthy obsession with weight. I'm also afraid if you tell him you could both get worse. My best friend from high school became my ED "buddy" and we were terrible for each other. Although I also agree with thermal about how him seeing how badly you want to get better might be good for him. It's hard to say how he will react because he might be in a totally different mental state than you are. People with ED are not always the most rational creatures (I'll be the first to admit). I wish I could help my sister because I feel so guilty, but she vehemnetly denies her ED even though it's very obvious. I wish you and your brother the best, it's really the most difficult thing I have faced so far. |
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| Health & Support | eating disordered, want to recover, but worried my bmi isn't low enough to be accepted into treatment? | Dec 29 2008 18:08 (UTC) |
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I think it's an amazing first step to realize you need treatment. It sounds like you are mentally ready and you would benefit tremendously from some kind of treatment facility or therapy. Doctors will not brush you off, AN is a very serious problem and I see my sister and my cousin both struggle with it. It's life threatening! If you just explain to a doctor exactly what you said here, about how you struggle to maintain your weight and that you know you need help they will definately take you seriously. Every insurance plan I have heard of will cover psychological treatment for someone with AN (I don't know about your financial situation, but it broke my heart that we couldn't afford to send my sister to a nice treatment facility). 85% of less than an acceptable body weight is considered technically AN, also if you're skipping periods. I haven't read the new DSM yet, so they might have changed the criteria. |
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So you can keep track of what you eat - which enables you to analyze your foods and receive the following:
- Health Score of your overall diet
- Warning when you approach your daily calorie limit
- Overview of the good and bad nutrients
