For years I've let my mom know that I have an eating disorder. I've lost weight, gained weight, been depressed, been happy etc.....
The issue has come up again as the focus of my mother's worrys
"I just want you to be healthy - diabetes runs in the family"
Ok, I can understand her concern, but when I try to literally convince her that there are deeper emotional problems beyond my physical appearance - it's a lost cause.
Here's a portion of my mothers email reply to me
I always believed there is such a thing as “binge eating disorder”. What I refused to accept was that you have it. Nobody in my side of the family has it but your father’s side, Rosie’s 2 girls are extremely obese and I am sure they have this BED.
Apparently binge eating is hereditary and I shouldn't have it because nobody on her side of the family does
Does anyone else have family members that think like this?