It’s infuriating to watch her now. My younger cousin who was around 18/19 at the time, had anorexia that she was in complete denial about. She would pretend to everyone that she’d already eaten if she was asked if she wanted lunch or a snack or whatever. She’d fill herself up on oat milk and nibble on tiny pieces of fruit. She was wasting away in front of us. My auntie finally managed to get her to go to the GP who told her she had to seek treatment ASAP. My cousin tried to sack it off and said ‘oh I’ll go next week, I’m busy with college..’. The GP told her she wasn’t gonna be alive next week (her BMI was around 10), and sent her to a private institution that night.
It was rough for her, but it worked. She’s now in full recovery and thanked everyone for the ‘tough love’ treatment. She admitted she was blind to it all and genuinely could not see what everyone else was seeing. If it wasn’t for the GP ‘forcing’ her into treatment I really don’t think she’d be alive today.
As annoying and frustrating as Emily is, she deserves help too. Why can’t her family and friends and even her management see that??