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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow are you my sister? I just visited my sis and brother-in-law (of 40+ years) they are going through the same thing. My sis has always had issues surrounding food but at 70 years old, they are both at wits end!

He (and I) believe it's long-untreated depression stemming from a difficult childhood. She was bulimic as a child and since then it's been diets, exercises, supplements, gurus, treatments, and a few visits to the ER when she over-does it.

If you speak with him, he is ready to travel, meet new people, go out and socialize. However  ALL she can talk about is her health issues and the latest supplements she's discovered.

and Despite it all she rarely has the energy to get out of the house.  Her latest panacea: a device that adds a hydrogen molecule to your drinking water. Also a water distiller, a million supplements, earthing sheets, light therapies, crystals, baking soda, and that bleach solution thing that Trump was touting as a cure for Covid- yeah, she takes that. Also DMSO! Yes!

She feels she's right on track to health and healing! It's just around the corner! Every new supplement, treatment, even minor surgery! is the final key to wellness. And if you don't believe her and buy into all of it completely - there's nothing to talk about. All convo leads back to her latest health discovery. Her diet is so severely restricted it's insane, which completely excludes her from any socializing or traveling.

I'm glad I saw her and spent time with her but wow, i'm still recovering and I feel bad for them. He doesn't know what to do -they've been together their entire lives and he's afraid she'll end up very weak and ill.[/quote]

You're describing a high-functioning autistic person whose passion/interest is centered on weight control and wellness. It is classically autistic to obsess over one "hobby" and exclude all other activities.

Thank you for this-very helpful.

Any time you're dealing with an obsessive personality, you have to ask yourself if autism is actually at play. Autism cannot be treated, but the associated anxiety that helps develop OCD and obsessive focus can be treated, and therapy can be implemented, one that is centered on developing self-awareness and knowledge of social expectations.

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