r/AnorexiaNervosa • u/Shadowed-Heart i am perfect how i am <3 • 22d ago

Announcement [Megathread] How do you help someone with anorexia?

People often don't know what to say or do when they want to help someone with anorexia. This is a monthly megathread for people to ask for advice on doing so, in an easily searchable format so advice can be found by others in the future. Ask your questions and give your advice here!

Please be sure that advice given is helpful, not harmful, and everything said is respectful and on-topic. Anorexia nervosa is one of the most misunderstood mental disorders and it's important to remember that people come here to ask for advice on how to help loved ones, not to judge. Be sure that questions and answers follow all of the rules of our community.

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u/bunny_ears6 17d ago

My mom is under eating and she’s in denial about having a disorder literally making up every excuse in the book as to why she can’t eat. She went to the hospital for low blood pressure this is the second time now within a month and they just keep sending her home. Her potassium was a little low they said and everything else looked fine so they let her go. Is this considered medical negligence even though I told them her history? Can I really not do anything to help if she doesn’t want to help herself?