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alejandra asked in HealthMental Health · 2 months ago

Is my 11 year old sister depressed or just moody?

I have a 11 year old sister and she has changed a lot over a year(mainly the past 6 months)

She no longer wants to hang out with me and she barely goes outside.Also,she spends 12-14 hours on her phone a day.She also is starting to eat less and is counting calories.Her favorite snacks she will refuse to eat because it’s “too much calories”.My mom has noticed a change but doesn’t do much.She also has said things like she will never talk to me when she is older and will move far away.Not only this but she will also bring up my past and say mean things.She has lost interest in having friends and I’m just worried for her.She has not spoken about feeling sad or anything so I’m not sure what I can do to help her.I am not here to criticize her,I just wish I could help her or know if it’s just typical moody tweens or if it’s depression 

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  • 2 months ago

    it sounds like she might have an eating disorder

    counting calories to the point where youre in an unhealthy calorie deficit can lead to being moody or mean all the time and even losing friends because ur so focused on the calories

    i have ednos so i know how that feels and have dealth with that so ill try to give some advice for you

    try not to mention calories to her at all or doing things that might trigger her like talking about weight loss or body checks

    dont shame her about the types of food she eats

    if she asks about the cals dont lie to her because that could possibly lead her to thinking that you want her to be fat, or say the calories dont matter and try to be incouraging of her eating food without thinking of the calories

    like mentioning the health facts of that food and the healthy things it can do to your body, how it helps your body function

    dont force feed hertry to be there for her your sister is still very young and usually it wont be as hard to recover from as people who have suffered with ed's from an older age or longer its definately not anything like being a typical moody teenagers 

  • 2 months ago

    Wait...you say she has lost interest in having friends...then who is she on the phone talking to for 12-14 hours?

    I think this is neither moodiness or depression.

    I think she has found someone to talk to who is toxic for her.  Someone has been talking to her about her weight and for an 11 year old to stop eating healthy food is dangerous as she grows.  And so I wonder who she is talking to and I wonder what this toxic individual is saying to influence her?

  • jean
    Lv 4
    2 months ago

    an 11 year old girl does not need a phone, it should be taken off her or she is only allowed to use it for maybe 2 hours a day. Where are your parents in this sorry tale. She needs discpline. SHe needs to play some type of sport. Maybe the whole family can all play a sport together.

    Source(s): an 11 year old girl does not need a phone. The parents should o
  • 2 months ago

    I think shee a guilty conciuosis depressed get her help before its to late Dont have a Guilty concious when she takes her own life ive been through to many

    Source(s): I think shee a guilty conciuosis depressed get her help before its to late Dont have a Guilty concious when she takes her own life ive been through to many
  • kelvin
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    just a typical moody teen

  • 2 months ago

    I don't know. But this magazine can help her. https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/awake-no1-...

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    Here's some information that may help.

    Teen Depression—Why? What Can Help?https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/awake-no1-...

    Helping Your Child Deal With Puberty

    https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/awake-no2-...

  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

    You can't do anything.  This is something your parents have to deal with on their own.  Her change in eating habits and phone "addiction" are concerning, however.  Continue to monitor the situation and report your concerns as necessary.

  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

    depression doesn't exist, she is just a dumb little attention seeker.

  • Dv8s
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    She may have a love interest on her mind.

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