guest Posted January 3, 2005 Posted January 3, 2005 Hi. What should you do if you suspect that one of your friends might have an eating disorder? Like if she has lost a lot of weight pretty fast (like 10+ kilos in 4 months) and you think that she might be bulimic? Should you talk to her and risk her withdrawing or being upset or should you wait to see if you can see if you really think she might be bulimic?
jesusfist Posted January 3, 2005 Posted January 3, 2005 10kg in 4 months isnt really that bad, however if the way she lost this weight was achieved through what you'd consider improper ways then perhaps you could ask another friend if they think the same of this person, or simply pop the question "hey how did you lose so much weight?"
Jacqulynn Posted January 13, 2005 Posted January 13, 2005 i suffer from an eating disorder and things may not have gotton so out of hand if one of my friends would have confronted me. Although you must understand it is not the matter of eating, or the weight that you can help her with, those things are the effect of a deeper problem that she is numbing herself from reality, and from dealing with the problems through starvation/and or purging. if you want to help your friend, show her your there for her. let you know that she can come to you with any problems. let her know your not alone. Under no circumstances "force" her to eat. the feelings must be fixed befor the physical attributes can even be touched. belive me. it can make things worst. i know from experience. Just show her you're there to hold her hand... Much love, good luck, Jacqulynn
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