First off very confused on how my 18 year old daughter managed to start obsessing over manic street preachers? Shes been obsessed with other bands too, (eg the cure,strawberry switchblade, placebo) It just feels very late and at first was laughable because it was so unexpected but she’s been so obsessed with richey and has posters of him on her wall and framed a photo of him in a really fancy photo frame. Found that odd at first but not too concerning.
Really started to get concerned when she started dressing like him and going to do things as simple as run errands to the shop across the road in a leopard print coat, a giant crucifix necklace (we arent religious she wears it because she claims richey did and cites some quote he said in an interview about it) and kohl eyeliner taking up half her eyes. She looks a right joke and its embarassing at her age shes not even noticed that ffs. And I checked her phone and shes got messages with her pals of how she wishes it was the 90s so she could be a groupie for him.
Shes also started harming herself and not eating and as much as she denies it I believe its because of richey (although she has done that stuff in the past before too) I dont even know what to do because its probably just a phase she’ll grow out of like she always does so taking help for her would just be taking help away from people who actually need it for some immature 18 year old going through a phase.