Because it is a psychological disease. If you ask an anorexic to draw themselves, they draw a fat person. My daughter is a recovered anorexic. I highly recommend the Maudsley approach to anyone with anorexic children. It is amazing the number of young children with this condition; as young as 9 and not only girls, but boys, also, are affected. I thank God every day that my daughter beat this.
My 10 year old son has been limiting the amount of food he eats. We make him eat a minimum amount, warn him that he could stunt his height, etc.
I don’t know where this is coming from. My husband is a big guy, I’m on the small side. I talked to his Dr. & since he hadn’t dropped too much on the growth charts, the doc didn’t think I should be concerned.
Any advice?
Well, it certainly is scary. I’ve seen a lot of programs on it and its so devastating once it gets a grip on the person it seems. I just can’t understand how they can’t see how skelatal they look.