ask: I have a 28 year old daughter suffering from anorexia nervosa. Where do you go for help?
She lives in a separate city and is in the medical field. We live in a smaller town and we do not have any type of help for anorexia. We would be willing to travel to get her any kind of assistance but everywhere I have contacted, has instructed me that there is nothing I can do because she is over the age of 18. She thinks she does not have a problem. She was hospitalized last year for a blocked bowel and I thought for sure the hospital would keep her because of her obvious anorexic condition, but because she is in the medical profession and I am not, she skirted her way around any questions they asked and they released her after 3 days. Where do my husband and I go for help for her? This has even changed her personality from a caring loving person to being self obssessed with exercise (at least 4-5hours per day), no calories, & several days she does gym time instead of eating anything. I feel reasonably sure she does not weigh more than 70 lbs and is 5'4". Where do we go from here?
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Hi Anonymous,
I'm so sorry that you are going through this as a parent. Because she is 18, she needs to get the help on her own-- you cannot force her to get help that she isn't welcoming. However, you can speak to her about getting help and I think that if you call the National Eating Disorder Association at 1-800-931-2237, they may be able to help you get her to voluntarily get the help that she needs.
Please keep us posted,
Rosa
January 13, 2012 - 6:03amThis Comment