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Talk to her doctor and see what (s)he says about counselling. Some of those folks are really really cool (like my psychiatrist...absolutely NOT a pill pusher) some of them are going to want to put her on meds. You know what those meds do? Make you gain weight. If you get a doctor that wants to put her on meds, get a second opinion.

She's getting ready to become a woman. It's a hard time. The reason she's so weepy might also be because of the big change. I was extremely weepy around that time.

Look, I have bipolar disorder. That's why I am on meds. That's a health problem (keeping in the idea that the mind is not a seperate entity from the body). I got a second opinion...and so on. Nothing changed, every diagnosis came back bipolar.

That's an illness. What your daughter is going through is not an illness. It's a rite of passage. It's hard, really hard.

Damnit, I wished we lived close. I could come over with hot tea and Barenjager (a stout honey based liquor). We could chat about it all night if you wanted to.

If she starts skipping meals and then going for long exorsizes, that's a warning of anorexia. If she developes that, and many young women do, it is not only a good idea to get a counsellor, it's an imperative.

Keep her close and your eyes on her until she's out of this funk. Once she starts her cycles, she'll be better.

When Bloodrayne gets online, I'm positive she's going to have some great advice.