Do you keep telling them they’re not fat? Do you decide to just support them as they try to lose weight?

What’s your opinion on this?

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    1 day ago

    Depends on how debilitating it is, if its bad enough, therapy might be a useful option.

    Body dysmorphia about weight might need a bit more help than you can give as an individual.

    It might not meet the criteria for that, but worth consideration.

    Edit: to clarify, dysmorphia like this is where the brain refuses to acknowledge the relatively objective reality of a “normal” weight.

    It’s often one of the underlying causes of bulimia/anorexia and the converse.