My friend has just told her parents about her eating disorder and depression how!
Question: we are both young girls in the best of our high school years and i cant relate exacctly in her circumstance..
how can i be an influence postive to her recovery, when she is not responding well to her parents attempts
Answers: we are both young girls in the best of our high school years and i cant relate exacctly in her circumstance..
how can i be an influence postive to her recovery, when she is not responding well to her parents attempts
Just be there for her. Listen to her if she needs to talk about anything, let her know you'll be there. Depressed people always feel guilty about sharing their burden with other people, let her know that she should not feel guilty, and that you are there to share her burden, that's what friends are for. Don't let her shut you out of her life, she might try, if she hasn't already. Stick together, you are probably already a positive influence in her life, most likely she doesn't respond to her parents because they probably can't understand. But you might be able to understand, even if you can't relate. And that would comfort her greatly, to know that someone understands and that they won't give up on them. Maybe even do something outrageous for her sometimes, something so outrageous she'll just have to laugh at it. Something out of the ordinary. I'm sure you two are very close , she's lucky to have a friend like you :) good luck to you, and I hope it works out
just make sure u help her through her rough times
As a friend, you could point out some of the negative aspects of her eating disorder. Like, its bad for her health, hair, teeth, complextion, etc. Tell her boys don't like skinny girls......
You get the idea. It sounds like you are a good friend. Set a good example for her. Recovery doesn't happen overnight, talking does help, so encourage her to talk and EAT, there's not much more you can do. Good luck