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May 01, 2015, 11:09 AM
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Member Since: Feb 2015
Location: Eastern US
Posts: 472
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Originally Posted by Beanbag0
No... he keeps threatening me about taking things I love away if I don't put on or forcing me to eat foods he likes and not what I like...
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I think he has the best of intentions, but he's just out of his league here, he's probably scared and confused and just doesn't know what to do. This is exactly what my dad did when I first started having problems with anorexia almost 20 years ago. Except in my case, it actually got to the point where child protective services got called because my school was worried about my weight and my dad never tried to get me "help", he just tried to force me to eat. I think he really did want to help, he just didn't get it, didn't understand. It caused problems for him that I didn't want b/c he's an attorney. So, I have a couple suggestions before it gets to that point; a) can you try talking to your school counselor/guidance counselor? They're usually well educated in eating disorders and should be able to at least provide some resources and act as an intermediate between your father and you b) I'm not sure exactly how old you are, don't take offense to this, but you sound fairly young, I'm not sure you're old enough to drive? Can you ask your dad to take you to the doctor? Tell him it's for anything. Tell him you don't feel well, tell him you're having period problems (I'm guessing you are), or try telling him you want to talk to a doctor about your eating habits, if you think you can. And then tell the doctor what's going on. They should pick up the pieces and direct you in the right direction towards getting into some therapy and further treatment, which I think you desperately need. or c) If you can't do any of this, is there another adult in your life you can talk to who could maybe try to talk to your father? A friend of the family, a friend's parent, a teacher, someone from church etc?
I hope you find someone. And I hope you figure something out. You're heading down a dangerous, heart breaking, miserable path.
Let me know if I can do anything to help.
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