How did your family react to your eating disorder?
How did your family react to you when you told them you have an eating disorder? How old were you? How did you deal with their reaction?
In response to the first answer: many people successfully hide their disorder for months, and sometimes years. And, eventually, many people seek help. I’m just curious how it was for them when it came to that time.
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I never told my mother but one day a cousin of mine peices it togeather and asked me i tried lying but she wouldnt hear it so i finally told her the truth- at first she threatened to tell my mother if i didnt stop then i convinced her not to but she said she had to tell someone who was around me more often so they could help me.
She ended up telling my aunt. They were very nice and understanding. I still had problems stopping especially when i went away for college but then my roommate found out and told me she would help me but that if i didnt atleast try to stop then she would never speak to me again. I still had a few fall backs but with everyone there for me i was able to stop- havent relapsed for about 3 years.
I still sometimes wish i was skinnier cuz after stopping i gained a bit back, but Im glad im not into it anymore.
But telling someone was probebly one of the scarriest things i have ever done and knowing that someone i was standing next to knew something about me that i found humiliating was horrible. but it was all worth it.
Clearly you’ve never seen me, I’ve never had an eating disorder, but I can only imagine how hard it must be to go through. And, I don’t think most people with eating disorders go announcing to everyone that they have one, as far as i know most people are ashamed of what is going on and become very secretive and try to hide that they have this problem. I also think most families find out just by putting it all together and noticing the symptoms and warning signs.
keeping it secret,,you’re putting the nails in your own coffin.
I never told my family that I had an eating disorder because they already knew. My mom had one, too and so did both of her sisters and their mother. So it was normal and no one said anything unless counselors called from school or camp. And the only reason I caught it then was because my mom didn’t like people thinking she was "a bad mother". Sick world, no?