Not eating

Hi again, my daughter isn't eating much at all. She says she's not hungry, which I believe to some extent, but she's barely eating. 

It started when she was low, depressed and her mental health took a dip and she was hospitalised for weeks. She wasn't eating anything but a little pack of maltesers every few days. She never used to eat much but it was more than now. She has refused dinner tonight, which was pizza. She only had a bacon roll at break and for lunch: crisps, banana and a chocolate bar which is fine but that's it. That is all she is eating a day. If I cook her a dinner, she will barely touch it and doesn't want desert, which she usually wants. She'll eat the veg on her plate and that's about it, great it's veg. She is a cyclist so she needs the energy for it. School says that she has been starting to eat putty/slime she has and been putting things in her mouth. She's done this a few times in the past but only really chewing a ruler. I've bought chew toys but she's chewed through them and destroyed them.

She is getting head aches and a couple weeks ago she was the same and felling light-headed, dizzy and a little faint... 

What can I do for her to eat a little more? I've looked on the internet and at the advice and guidance but I can't find anything that will help. Has anyone else been in this situation? 

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  • Hiya

    The need for control runs deep - and it looks like she'll try any trick to continually punish you for something by keeping you worrying.      The problem is young girls can often drive themselves into an eating disorder.    

    There is an entire teenage girl culture and many, many websites where they share information about how few calories they can get away with and they egg each other on.       I'm not saying she's active on those sites - but be aware.

    It is for you to judge whether you seek professional intervention if she's totally out of control exhibiting risky behaviour and is now, technically, self-harming.

    Why not go to your gp and explain what is going on for you and that you need help.

  • Hiya, she has never really eaten properly and was in hospital last year for self harm. Luckily, I can see what she does on her phone and doesn't have any social media or access to the internet without our permission. I may speak to the gp but I'll see how it goes in the next few weeks. 

    Thanks 

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