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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://nami.org/Support-Education/Support-Groups/NAMI-Family-Support-Group

https://helplinefaqs.nami.org/article/50-how-can-i-get-help-support-for-hoarding-behavior

https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Obsessive-compulsive-Disorder

That a child is living in the home of a hoarder and is being encouraged/groomed to imitate mentally ill disordered eating as a coping strategy is tragic. While it is convenient for the adults to see the struggling child as a little adult, everyone is failing her. Y'all need to do what you can to give her the chance to be more than a mentally ill shut in herself as an adult. She is under way more stress than a child should be and is not having any healthy coping behavior taught or modeled.

https://psychcentral.com/blog/dirty-little-secret-help-for-children-of-hoarders#1[/quote]

This is what's going to happen. That's been my experience.  "SIL" we'll call her for the sake of this thread, was threatened by the mere thought of her DC eating healthy food and actively pushed junk food -- which she brought -- when there was a choice (family gatherings). DC got fatter and fatter and fatter, just like "SIL". Guess what, people like that don't often leave home. In fact, they drop out of high school and keep their parents company for the rest of their lives. What a waste.

OP, I'm glad you are beginning to think about how you can help your SIL and her family. Ignore the posters who claim this is about fat and fat shaming. It's not. Keep going.[/quote]

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