Posted by nellie7 on March 8, 2007, at 11:55:23
In reply to Re: brother with eating disorder, posted by ElaineM on March 7, 2007, at 18:48:39
Thank you, Poet and Elaine, for your advice and support.
My brother refuses to discuss his condition with anyone other than two holistic practitioners he found on the internet. He doesn't know I found out about his health problems.
The "gurus" he follows encourage him to continue eating the way he does. I tried writing to them but apparently they have more to gain by "treating" my brother through the internet, long distance.
He probably does have orthorexia. That and a severe obsessive-compulsive problem. Conventional treatment, including psychiatric medication, is out of the question as far as he's concerned.
I guess that for now we just have to keep praying...Best wishes,
Nellie.
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