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Can my parents legally make me go to treatment for bulimia? Help, please!?
Question : Can my parents legally make me go to treatment for bulimia? Help, please!?
I’m 17 years old. My parents found out that I purge after eating. They sent me to see a therapist (who doesn’t even specialize in Eating Disorders), and after finding out I’ve been doing this over two years, she made me attend an outpatient program for two weeks. I didn’t “improve” so they’re making me go to an inpatient program in another state?!? I’m a senior in high school, I will be 18 in July, I only have a few months of school left- I don’t want to spend these months in a treatment center away from my friends. I’m hardly even underweight- 5’6″, 108lbs. What is that, 6 pounds underweight?!?
How can I make them stop?! I tried to express my concerns but no one would hear it- not even my therapist!!! I’m not even bulimic, I barely have any problem, sure I throw up sometimes but does that make it ok to do this to me?!
Do I legally have to go to this center? Do I have any other options?
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Best answer:
Answer by Common Sense is Always Best
its not normal to throw up after eating.. You need to either correct that yourself or go see a specialist as much as you dislike it. Your parents are doing the right thing, if i were you and i hated seeing doctors and wasting all my time with them, i would fix things myself cuz its actually a serious problem.
Until you are 18 years old, your parents can make you go to this clinic. I know it’s hard for you to realize this now but someday you will thank your parents for curing you of this mental disease. I am a 31 year old female and trust me, I know how hard it is to keep weight off but the last thing you should be doing is walking around looking like a starving child from Ethiopia. If you are 5′ 6” and 108 lbs that is beyond disgusting.
Men are sickened by women that look like walking skeletons. If you were 5′ 6” and 120 pounds you would have some definition in your body and much more attractive. But as long as you are purging what you eat, that will never happen. Your parents realize that this disease is going to kill you and are taking extreme measures now to prevent that from happening. They know you will be too stubborn if they wait and allow you to turn 18 you might be dead before your 21st birthday. I’m not just talking from lack of food, but stomach acid is eventually going to burn through your esophagus and cause poisons to enter your body. How long do you really think you have if you allow yourself to continue doing this?
What are your concerns? Why are you doing this to yourself? I am curious to know what is more important than your life.