My sis died just over a year ago. She was Orthorexia. Her life was boring and dull but, WHERE did it all start from? Her childhood mum / toxic relationship? Dad not being there (we saw him everyday but barely any communication).
She decided to "go her own way" at 16 whilst living at home. The mental stress of going thru a bullying mother everyday. Dad tried but wasn't good enough. At 16 she got OBSESSED with a healthy diet. Her common word was "Deficiency" almost every single day (aged 27 onwards) she would read books on healthy eating and benefits. At 18 to 36 (her death) she left all drinks but only drank water. Food was ONLY home cooking and things like light cooked pulses, millet flour chapatti with light cooked green veggies etc
Why hadn't my parents intervened when she was 18? Nobody wsnted to explain anything to her. But she died from Orthorexia and MAYBE all the mental stress from family.