What is wrong with my daughter?

Question

She has had a bad year healthwise but she seems to have everything under control now. One of the problems she had and still suffers mildly was OCD. I'm wondering if this is affecting the way she eats or wether she may be starting with an eating disorder. She is 5' 4" and weighs 7 stone & she is constantly counting calories, when she was eating normally her weight wasn't a problem, she was always around the weight she is now. She doesn't seem to be losing weight but she just won't eat anything with fat in it & all her meals are the weightwatchers ready meals she buys from the supermarket. I don't believe she is making herself sick & she doesn't seem to be doing too much excercise. I have also secretly watched her eat & she seems to enjoy her food & lets the fork touch her mouth when she's eating, I know that most people with anorexia don't let the fork or the food touch their lips when they are eating. Do I need to worry about her or is it just a teenage thing? She's 15 years old.

Answer 1

first of all i want to tell u something that i'm 18 and i'm also suffering from OCD badly. i give ocd test online and and score 31/36 i'm most probably suffering from ocd. It is absolute right fact that ocd patients r suffered from eating disorders even i'm taking excess food from then. also u write about fork, and i want to tell u that watch her secretly she is also doing other nonsence things also b'coz i know(do'nt mind). tell her to do some exercise b'coz if she once become too fat it is too difficult to loose weight. and plzzzzz do'nt give her alopathic drugs b'cz there r too many sideeffects of there drugs and medicines. ocd is controlled by chemical balance name SEROTONIN. just give her homeopathic medicines i'm also getting advantage from these medicines.
Thanks

Answer 2

Does she speak to her mates? Maybe so however she has them all advised not to inform! Potential boyfriends? What took position 6 months in the past to this off/ some thing did, rape, sexual attack, knocked down through some higher guys she's now petrified of? Difficult to establish if she wishes a college transfer? Will she write for you or factor at stuff? Hope the homework is being kept up with at least. If imperative morse code or deaf signal language could support open her up a bit. Rough to claim what will work without seeing er. You have got to try these verbal exchange ways she may just become bored with nobody passing the salt if you all fake you don't know what she wants. Not certain if this is selective mutism, is there someone she's going to talk to? Surprise what would occur if she saw an accident with hurt individuals will she be ready to name emergency for support? She appears very disconnected from lifestyles. With depression probably. Am shocked they kicked her out for oppositional behaviour isn't that what they work on? I might take the pressure off just be usual and lift on along with your lives and see. In an additional 6 months i'd be involved but she will need a job or income at 1 factor so she will have got to speak a while. Making an excessive amount of fuss could make this extra entrenched. Ask her matters at desk as if she will be able to reply then ignore her if she fails to reply. Excellent success

Answer 3

i dont think its a problem now counting calories is good that way when she gets older she wont get fat and have to worry about loosing the weight and stressing over it then but i thing you should go to an anorexia and bulimia site and look at the warning signs. then watch her and if she shows any signs and starts to lose a dramatic amount of weight take her to the hospital and sign her in. yes it may be a little scarry for you and her but in the long run it'll help her. and if she does have one no matter how much she tells youll shell gain wait on her own - u cant trust her its the eating disorder telling her to say that . shell gain it for prob. 2 weeks then loose it again unless she gets help.

Answer 4

With the media putting alot of emphasis on how the world is getting fat and all the bad stuff in fast foods, perhaps she's just a little more health conscience that the rest of us... and I say, "good for her".. having healthy eating habits now will certainly help her in her adult life.

Answer 5

(first up let me say that im not trying to upset you at all here)could be just a teenage thing or someone somewhere has said something to upset her and now she feels like shes not perfect but hey she probably is just the way she is but just in case it might be worth keeping an eye on her talk to her dont pressure her into saying or doing anything rather let her know ya there as a friend not her mother also be there for her as her mother though dont get me wrong im not telling you not to love ya daughter by all means love her to tears if ya wanna just be a friend aswell as a parent (sorry if i upset you in any way)

Answer 6

I would watch her carefully and possible seek professional help.I watched my son's girlfriend do this exact same thing. she would eat but very little and would not touch food that she thought had any fat in it. she took laxatives but she never vomit ted and there would be days that all she would eat/drink was a coffee drink. She was diagnosed with Anorexia. It was caught early and she got help before it became to unhealthy.

Answer 7

At 15, she is showing signs of body dysmorphic disorder. Much like the suggestion of the other respondent, I too suggest that your daughter see a therapist (particularly a psychiatrist as there may be a need for medication) as she may also be undergoing depression and high anxiety.

Hope this is helpful to you.

Answer 8

I have no idea what 7 stone is, but I can tell you she has a problem and needs to see a therapist. Considering her age, if you don't get this addressed now it will elad possibly to anorexia and other issues that could cause major physical as well as psychological damage.

Best of luck to you

Answer 9

seven stone is pretty low - I'm 5.4 and if I got to seven stone I would look really ill!!

Maybe try to encourage her to eat a couple of bars of chocolate or something like that!!

If she doesnt put weight on, I imagine she'll get even thinner and be really ill.

Answer 10

i think you should be glad the way she is..
she's eating for one thing.. (thats more that can be said by a large population of teenage girls)

she's just concerned about wanting to stay small... :)

i mean with todays society what else is she lead to believe...