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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there anxiety or OCD in your family? [b]Does your DD have perfectionistic tendencies[/b]?

I think you are hearing something in your gut that you should listen to. The progression of a thought pattern like that can happen very quickly. There's very little harm in finding a therapist (especially if they specialize in eating disorders) for her to talk to about whatever is bothering her--if her body image is an issue, it will come up. [/quote]

No anxiety or OCD in the family.  She has perfectionist tendencies with some things, like her art and music, but that was a much bigger problem when she was little, where she had unreasonable expectations.  I always thought that an eating disorder would present itself with things like portion control, overly concerned with whether foods have too many calories or fat, eating salads, that sort of thing, and she doesn't really do any of that (she had one of her favorite deep fried foods for dinner, for instance).  She is a pretty normal kid, other than being disciplined about not eating processed foods, and working out.
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