My daughter help two

I agree with mandyloo, talk to someone at the hospital to find out how they handle it, let them decide what is best for her. As long as you can get her there then believe me, they’ll keep her there. She won’t be able to tell them no, but you also have to remember that for her to get the help she needs and to recover she is eventually going to have to want to. Do what is best for her now.

Wow. She’d refuse? My mom would bite my HEAD OFF if I said anything even remotely close to no. But again, I said show her. She cant refuse the help she KNOWS she needs. And right now she doesnt know so make her see. And she’s the daughter. You’re the parent. There should be no complaints or disagreements. You know whats best, and she’s learning for the future. Make sure she has that future.

She is underage (15) years old and she does not have the right to refuse treatment if the doctors feel that she needs it. All you can do it talk to the doctors and see what they think is the best course of action to take. No matter what she “wants” you are the adult and she is the child. She may be mad you are first, but she will realize in time that you were right and that you did it out of love. It’s a hard thing I’m sure.

I’ve been on the other side of it. I am a recovering drug addict. I’ve been homeless, I’ve been in jail twice, I’ve stolen from my parents, lied to them, etc. Yet, they never gave up on me. They bailed me out of jail both times - and talked me into going into rehab. It was the best thing anyone could have done. I was so mad at them at first - but the more I learned about my addiction and myself - I realized how much love they had for me and how much they tried to help me.

Do what’s best for your daughter. Her hate and words are only going to be temporary and you will be saving her life in the end - and she will be grateful when her addiction let’s her be herself again.

She cant leave without your permission. So once she’s in there she cant get out unless they release her or you allow it.

I do want to add, you can lead the horse to the water, but you cant force it to drink… My dad cornered me into going to therapy after I landed in the hospital after hurting myself (basically he went to my school and they threatened to kick me out unless I went to therapy). I lied for several months and I was released from therapy after 9 months. 3 months later I was in the hospital again. After that, I actually went to therapy by choice because I had had a decent relationship with my therapist, and I was able to trust her enough. It took a long time, but I finally did get better. Ok, so the point to my long story is, you cant force someone to accept help or get better. But perhaps by providing an avenue where they can get help, they may come around eventually. I would try the therapist method first. If that doesnt work, then you can try hospitalization.

Most regular hospitals do not have enough security to make sure she stays there. Unless she is restrained she could very easily slip out when they aren’t looking. What your family needs is a clinic that specializes in eating disorders. I don’t know where you live, there may not be one in your city so you may have to travel. A clinic will have the staff and the proper means to treat your daughter and to keep her there until it is time to release her or you let them release her. Eating disorders are specialized just like drug addiction and there are special places to have it treated. On getting her there, most cars nowadays have a child lock mechanism for the rear doors. You flip a switch and they cannot be opened from the inside. You pick that boney butt up and put her in the car, have one of her brothers ride in the back to keep her from climbing over the seats.

I wish you and your family the best.