# Anorexia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anorexia/10339>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 2, 1999, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anorexia/10339 "1999-11-02T13:52:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Tammy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6de8d8/32.png) [@Tammy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tammy)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anorexia/10339/1 "1999-11-02T13:52:00Z")

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My daughter currently battles against this illness. On good days she will eat a few bites, drink her Ensure, take her meds., and smile. On bad days she refuses all food and liquids, has panic attacks, clings to me and begs for help. Have any dopers been there, and can you give me advice to help her overcome?

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**Author:** ![gypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbce88/32.png) [@gypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsy)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anorexia/10339/2 "1999-11-02T14:36:00Z")

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Ther is a site you might want to look at: [http://www.ability.org/anorexia.html](http://www.ability.org/anorexia.html)

I hope this helps!

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Unforgiven

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**Author:** ![TheDoll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c2a13f/32.png) [@TheDoll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheDoll)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anorexia/10339/3 "1999-11-02T14:39:00Z")

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I have a link off of my web page to a really good site:  
[http://www.eating-disorders.com/](http://www.eating-disorders.com/)

Good luck.

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**Author:** ![rlo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rlo)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anorexia/10339/4 "1999-11-02T14:46:00Z")

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Get her all the professional help that you can / sorry you diddnt meet me this morning

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**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anorexia/10339/5 "1999-11-02T17:11:00Z")

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Yes, get help. I’ve been there, and I came out of it OK with no help, but I was never as bad as the case you described. Your daughter might not be as lucky as I was.

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Modest? You bet I’m modest! I am the queen of modesty!

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anorexia/10339/6 "1999-11-02T17:24:00Z")

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My wife is a psychiatric professional who deals exclusively with eating disorders. If you have any specific questions, I’ll pass them on to her.