Mother Who Works in Psychiatry Recounts Daughter's Bulimia and Death: 'I Did Not See My Child Was Suffering'
Olga, who works in psychiatry, tells the Latvian portal Delfi about her daughter Anna Adriāna, who suffered from bulimia and ended her life on 12 June 2021, a day before her 19th birthday. She urges parents to stay close to their children.
The Latvian news portal Delfi has published the story of Anna Adriāna, a young woman who ended her life on 12 June 2021, the day before her 19th birthday. According to the article, the cause was bulimia, an eating disorder. Her mother Olga, who works in psychiatry, is now sharing the experience in the hope of helping parents whose children are struggling.
Anna's inner struggles are documented in her social media diary. It describes attempts to love herself, exhaustion from setbacks, and a wish to be able to look in the mirror and accept her body. In an earlier post, Anna admitted that for a long time she had lived with thoughts of death and that her mother was the only reason to go on.
Olga says she cannot forgive herself. Despite her education and professional experience in the field, she did not notice what was happening. She admits to feeling guilty that she was busy at work and earning money, believing in a bright future for which she skipped shared moments, but that future never arrived.
What Olga advises parents
She urges parents to always stay close to their children, even when the children are in the wrong or are doing badly. Olga says she has seen at work mothers who defend adult children dependent on drugs, and she considers that a mistake as well. In her view, parents should be an anchor to hold on to, not a cushion that always catches the child and spares them from any consequences.
