Why does she do this?

Question

My younger sister has anorexia and aside from not eating that much, she also has these really strange habits and rituals that she's been doing ever since she was diagnosed.
-She goes to bed at 8pm and wakes up at 5am everyday.

-She doesn't do her laundry sometimes. She'll wear the same clothes a bunch of times before my parents tell her to wash them because she begins to smell.

-She purposefully leaves the water running when she brushes her teeth and will get very upset if you ask her to shut it off.

-She measures food with measuring cups and spoons and will get very angry if you ask her why she does it and even had a panic attack after my mom hid them in an attempt to break her out of it.

-She eats peanut butter sandwiches (the only nutritional food she really eats) but she cuts the corners of the bread off.

...Just to name a few.

Any reason why she does these things?

Answer

It sounds like along with her anorexia, she might have OCD or another compulsive disorder.

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It's a control thing. Makes her feel better

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It's how the disorder goes. I'm a recovering anorexia and I used to do similar things. Check every box for calories, make all of my own food, only wear and buy tight fitting clothing, if anyone touched anything in my kitchen, I freaked. She just needs some help and support. She can get past this!

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When I had anorexia I would have to be in bed at 9 pm or would flip out. I'd cut my food into the tiniest pieces and measure everything going into my body including water. I hope she's getting help. It's very scary looking back. But weird rituals are very common with this.

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That almost sounds like obsessive compulsive disorder.

Why does she do this?

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