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[quote=Anonymous]OP. I never considered anxiety. She doesn't seem anxious at all. She's very happy go lucky. It's this focusing on her appearance that does have me worried though, and her eating, which is problematic. I've talked with her about eating disorders, and they do a whole program on them at her school.

But dragging her off to a psychiatrist seems excessive! The psychologist we took her to said she was fine, just needed some more attention from her parents. We have two SN kids, and she was feeling left out. I don't want to make too big a deal out of this, thus exacerbating what could just be a normal adolescent girl phase.

She doesn't feel badly all day, just when she's wearing something she doesn't feel good in, she says. But she always looks just fine to me, so I don't know when, if ever, that happens.

I remember caring a lot about my appearance when I was in Middle School. I used to keep lists of what I wore, so i would never wear the same outfit twice in one week, which was a complete no-no at my school. But I never spent hours getting dressed, nor did I read books about makeup, which DD does. It seems excessive to me, which is why I posted.

But adolescent girls go through a lot of drama. Her friends are always embroiled in something or other involving who said what to whom when, etc. They are always changing allegiances/friendships, which can get exhausting to listen to. I never know who is a friend this week. [/quote]

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