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Being a teenager is very difficult. Teenagers' brains are undergoing their most rapid development since early childhood, most importantly in the prefrontal cortex, the section of the brain that weighs outcomes, forms judgments and controls impulses and emotions. On top of that, they're exposed to a lot of pressure in school and in the media. So ... you have to be prepared for your teen to say and do some crazy and impulsive things that even she can't begin to explain. The fact that she willingly complies with your attempts to up her calories isn't typical of a teen with an ED, so she's probably not dealing with that.
Your plan to take her to a general adolescent therapist is a good one. My daughter sees one regularly. You might also want to do some reading up on teen behavior and take advantage of other resources available to parents of teens. Our job is not easy. When my kids were really young I remember reading all those "What to Expect..." books on the first year, the toddler years, etc, but like most parents I stopped doing that as my kids got older. After all, I remember being a teen, so it should be a snap to parent one, right? I began to pick up the parenting reading habit when my daughter began treatment for her ED. I'm currently reading the very good Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind now, and I read Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens + Teens not too long ago. I of course also read up on EDs and the other issues she's been dealing with. You might like to look over this last one before your next difficult talk with your daughter. It offers a nice framework for keeping your cool. I found it helped me with my son, who can be rude, lazy, and non-communicative ... except when he's being fun, hardworking, and kindhearted.
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