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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry.  We have an underweight 13 year old. She's always been small and underweight. Eats healthy but not a lot. She has anxiety and is on meds for That. We talk about eating as feeding her machine, like a car needs gas. The food is fuel that helps her engine run better, like her anxious mind. She gets full easily. Our pediatrician suggested 2 tblspns of peanut butter per day (eats one in morning and I've in afternoon). And 1 cheese stick or baby bell cheese each day. Little meals with big calories protein and fat. We try and focus on dense foods, not amounts. She does CBT and practices feeling full and sitting with the feeling.  Paying attention to hunger cues, which can include not thinking clearly, tired, increased anxiety. It's a daily issue and we too worry about eating dirorders. Sending you all support. [/quote]

It sounds like we are following similar advice. DD eats peanut butter by the spoonful. I wish you the best and all those who are struggling. The spector of an eating disorder on top of this feels too much to bear, but we need to be prepared. Sometimes I feel like a failure as a mother that I can’t even feed my kid. Or that my anxiety caused this and maybe she would be better off at camp as one PP suggested. It’s hard.[/quote]

That poster was talking about something they did not understand at all.  Your anxiety did not cause this.   You are doing what your child needs at this point, and if she needs something else in the future, it is clear that you will help her. You are a good mom.  [/quote]

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