-Before confronting your family, seek consultation from a counselor.
-Research your eating disorder, collect a wealth of information and put it all together in a folder.
-Find a good time that you can sit your family down and have a serious discussion.
-Notify them that you have an eating disorder and are in need of help.
-Answer the questions that they have in a calm manner.
-Notify them that you have a course of action and you plan to get healthy.
-Let them know that you are relying on their support.
-Give your family the information that you have collected.
-Wait and see what unfolds
(National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), 2004).
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