If the person with anorexia and bulimia is already in treatment and the family has doubts about how to act during meals, they should ask the therapeutic team what they should and should not do .

If, on the other hand, the person is not yet receiving help, it is important to keep in mind that the main goal should be to get them into treatment rather than just getting them to eat.

It's crucial to understand that for someone to regain a normal eating habit, they need treatment , as this is a goal the family cannot achieve on their own. Therefore, it's not worth wasting energy trying to get them to eat. If we focus on that, the most likely outcome is that, besides exhausting ourselves, we'll only end up creating conflicts with the person affected. For all these reasons, it's important to empathize with the person, understand their suffering, and try to connect with them on an emotional level.