My heart goes out to this poster. We were in the same situation with our daughter just a year or two ago. She was 17 at the time and we too knew that time was running out to get her help before she became a legal adult. We too had tried every other option for years on end.
If there is any chance that the letter writer's daughter also has an eating disorder, this was our ticket to residential treatment that insurance would pay for. Many eating disorder facilities are "dual diagnosis" facilities and work with other issues as long as the eating disorder can be considered a primary presenting problem.
Our daughter was in an eating disorder facility for five weeks until our insurance company cut off funding, and while she wasn't there as long as we hoped, the experience did turn out to be a catalyst for change. She is now almost 18 months out from that experience and while she has a long road still ahead, she has been far more cooperative and willing to accept continued therapy and other treatment since being in residential.
I don't think I've ever had an experience in my life where I felt the hand of the Lord and saw literal miracles happen to the extent that I did during the time we were trying to get our daughter into residential treatment. It was one of the hardest times in my life up to that point. Our daughter was adamant that she would not go to treatment, and it could not legally be forced. My anxiety was through the roof during the months that we tried to get her to accept this help. I was on my knee multiple times a day praying for help. I had several experiences feeling my family members on the other side of the veil near me and had the distinct impression that our whole family on both sides of the veil were rooting for her and for us. We had family, close friends, our bishopric and a few ward leaders praying for us. Our daughter did eventually agree to go to residential, and the way it unfolded was indeed a literal miracle.
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LisaSeptember 12, 2025
My heart goes out to this poster. We were in the same situation with our daughter just a year or two ago. She was 17 at the time and we too knew that time was running out to get her help before she became a legal adult. We too had tried every other option for years on end. If there is any chance that the letter writer's daughter also has an eating disorder, this was our ticket to residential treatment that insurance would pay for. Many eating disorder facilities are "dual diagnosis" facilities and work with other issues as long as the eating disorder can be considered a primary presenting problem. Our daughter was in an eating disorder facility for five weeks until our insurance company cut off funding, and while she wasn't there as long as we hoped, the experience did turn out to be a catalyst for change. She is now almost 18 months out from that experience and while she has a long road still ahead, she has been far more cooperative and willing to accept continued therapy and other treatment since being in residential. I don't think I've ever had an experience in my life where I felt the hand of the Lord and saw literal miracles happen to the extent that I did during the time we were trying to get our daughter into residential treatment. It was one of the hardest times in my life up to that point. Our daughter was adamant that she would not go to treatment, and it could not legally be forced. My anxiety was through the roof during the months that we tried to get her to accept this help. I was on my knee multiple times a day praying for help. I had several experiences feeling my family members on the other side of the veil near me and had the distinct impression that our whole family on both sides of the veil were rooting for her and for us. We had family, close friends, our bishopric and a few ward leaders praying for us. Our daughter did eventually agree to go to residential, and the way it unfolded was indeed a literal miracle.
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