How to get help for eating disorders

Question

ok so i am 18 yrs old and am going to be a senior in highschool.

i have an eating disorder and i am fed up with it. i also suffer from depression.

for the past 2 years i have pushed all of my friends away from me, and just stayed at home..being, well depressed. i was always to afraid to get help becuase i didn't want to financially burden my family, they work so hard for what little we have.

i finally had a major break down and told my mom what was going on, although we both knew she knew for a while. i asked her to get me some help.

she was a college counselor for 6 years and so she siad she knows some counselors who could help.

but she hasn't done anything yet! is there anyway i can get help myself?

i only have a part time job! im stil in higshool, living with my parents... but since i am 18 does that have any effect on what i can do?

Answer 1

maybe you should remind her.

and you could go to court and get a paper signed or something like that that says that your parents still have custody over you or something like that. so they can legally (and medically/financially) still have responsibility for a while. so that maybe they could help you money wise with treatment



www.anad.org

that is a great website with different sources of help.

I am 16 and have struggled w/eating disorders since I was 11. I have been in and out of treatment and finally after almost dying went to residential treatment which really helped me

if you ever want to talk my AIM is: hotelcali2202

MSN: [e-mail]

good luck in finding help