I feel like not enough people talk about living with a person who has an ED, or is heading towards one.
So im starting to think my twin brother is starting to have an eating disorder. And words cannot explain the helplessness and rage im feeling, i know i shouldn't be feeling rage and anger, but i have been through the same, like my therapist said, dipping my foot in eating disorder zone, i have been there. I know the feeling of lying to everyone you already ate, i know that one feeling after eating nothing the entire day and feeling weightless like a feather. And today, my twin brother said he isnt feeling hungry when we ate dinner, he said he ate one meal today. A "big burger". I said, of course, that that was not enough for a normal person, and if he continues like that, it could lead to serious effects. He became angry and said "Okay and?! You also had those days where you didn't eat anything!" Then he stormed off to his room. I shoutef after him "If you continue like this, you will die!". A littke context is needed, couse he is eating less and less portions. But back to now. I went to my mom, and said that im concerned about him, about his recent behavior. I said to her that my twin brother said that he ate a burger, (they went to a doc appointment today) and she said he didn't eat anything. She literally said that they didn't go eat today, just straight to the doc and back. And that's the moment i realized, if i dont do anything, in a few years i might have to see my twin brother in a cascet.
So could you please give me any advice on how to stop this? And now that i think about it, the thing i said about him dying if he continues like this, was unfounded and overreacting, i think.
and the rage part is more desperation than rage. i feel like if i begged for him to eat his meal, he would just turn around and slam his door in my face and scream at me to leave him alone.