I think my friend has a EATING DISORDER?!


Question: I think my friend has a EATING DISORDER!?
My friend has been acting weird for a while now!. I never see her eat & she calls herself fat all the time!. She is heavy but she's not really fat!. She's says things like "I just want to be pretty"!. Or she'll said "no boys want a cow" She told me she made her self throw up a few times!. She promised she won't anymore though!. She's a little over weight!. What should I do!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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PLEASE tell your friend that not eatting doesnt make her lose weight, it makes you gain weight!. im serious!. i had a weight problem for years!. ok i lied it was more than a weight "problem" i was freaking huge!. i was do darned frustrated that i went to a doctor and through my tears of frustration i told my doctor i only eat 1 time a day and all i eat is boneless skinless chicken breasts that i cooked in a microwave!. how fattening could that be!? my doctor told me, well theres your problem!. when you starve yourself, your body goes into starvation mode!. it senses its going to starve so everything i did eat turned to fat and my body stored it to keep from starving!. my doctor said i must must must eat three healthy meals a day and two snacks!. dont deprive myself of favorite foods either!. like if you like cake, have cake!. just take a bite or two!. it satisfies the craving so your less apt to binge eat!. i am 5 feet tall and weighted 200 pounds!. i now weigh 150!. yes im still overweight but im still a work in progress!. tell your friend that not all boys hate overweight girls!. if a boy hates you cuz your fat, then he has issues!. a good person sees you for what you are on the inside!. id never lose weight just so somebody will like me!. fat or thin, im still me on the inside!. im losing weight because i want to look nice in my clothes!. im losing weight for ME!. screw everybody elseWww@Answer-Health@Com

Hm!.!.she probably has an eating disorder!. I do!. Im bulimic!.!.!.!.so she has a lot of the same 'symtoms' as me!. If she said shes not throwing up anymore!.!.!.its probably not true!.!.!.check her knuckes for marks!. And you should just keep talking to her and let her know you are there for her!.!.and whatver you do!.!.if things get worse!.!.!.NEVER leave her!.!.thats the worst thing you could do!. She needs support and more confidence even if she pushes away!.!.!.she will lvoe you for it!. Im pretty sure she has some kind of Eating disorder!. You should keep an eye on her!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

A site really useful for articles on eating disorders is: http://cherished79!.wordpress!.com

Many newsworthy articles on both anorexia and bulemia/purging are included and it also contains some personal articles on many subjects!. Also there are links to mental health sites!.

Hope it helps!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I know you feel like you'd be betraying her trust if you told (she'll probably feel that way too) BUT it's for her health!. You need to tell your parents, her parents, a teacher, or someone ASAP!Www@Answer-Health@Com

just show her how to eat right!. people dont get healthy by not eating!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

She could be at the ED-NOS stage and be borderline bulimic!.
Ask her how long this has been going on!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Is she fat or obeseWww@Answer-Health@Com

I went through what your friend is going through and talking from experience she is in a really delicate place right now!. Being rejected by one guy could really bring her down!. You need to have her sit down and talk to her about how she feels!. Tell her that you're not here to judge you just want to understand what shes going through and if theres anything you could do to help her or get her any help!. Once she knows that you have to try and talk her out of it!. You need to tell her that there is a chance she could die if she doesn't seek help and there are other ways to feel good about yourself and live a healthy life style!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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