I've been through that. Even with a BMI below 18 when you already look like a walking skeleton and can't do more than a minute of physical activity without having to rest, you still continue seeing yourself in the mirror as obese, focusing in on small imperfections and exaggerating them to absurd levels. I really saw myself as fat, even though the weight was far below the normal range. You don't believe what other are saying because the mirror is objective and won't lie to you.
It can be fixed though — the hospital stay after passing out from low glucose levels finally straightened me out, but she really needs to figure this out for herself. Good luck.
Thank you. I recently spoke to someone who used to be an alcoholic and it also took them a somewhat near-death experience to create sufficient internal will power (or realisation) to change their behaviour.
It must come internally.
We keep working on what a wonderful happy life she used to have, hoping that such reminders will eventually seep in to create her own realisation.
It can be fixed though — the hospital stay after passing out from low glucose levels finally straightened me out, but she really needs to figure this out for herself. Good luck.