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[quote=Anonymous]She's always been a poor eater. We took her to a psychologist when she was in 4th grade and was eating only specific things. The psychologist thought she needed more attention, which we gave her, and the problem receded but never disappeared.

She never obsessed about her clothes/hair before 6th grade when she went to a new school where appearance is very important to all the girls. I've told her over and over that appearance/clothes is not important aside from looking presentable and feeling comfortable, but she pays no attention. She says that she feels badly all day if she feels like she looks crummy. She never looks crummy. She spends more time getting dressed than she does on her homework, some days.

Anxiety? What would be the cause, and how would that manifest itself?

She is afraid of getting teased or appearing stupid. It is so extremely important to her. She criticizes others' appearance a lot. I make a point of never doing that, so she must be picking this up at school.[/quote]

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