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I recently suspected my niece had/has an eating disorder.  She is showing all the signs:  going to the bathroom right after eating, binge eating, calorie checking, recent weight loss, lots and lots of looking in the mirror, and the main sign was her in the bathroom, with the shower on, not in the shower, and a towel folded up on the floor in front of the toilet (as if to cushion her knees), then she walked out of the bathroom wiping her mouth.

I'm the SIL, and you better believe I told her mother.  I talked to my husband about it first (SIL's brother), and he gave me the green light.  I told her in a way that was very caring and respectful, did not try to diagnose my niece, and told her I would support them both in whatever way she wanted me to.  I simply told her what I had observed.  She took the info and we have not talked about it since.  We didn't have the best relationship to begin with, but I felt, for health reasons, that she should know.

Is there really a difference when it comes to someone being too skinny or too fat?  To me, they're both hazardous.  I'd tell your brother.
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