Is my friend anorexic?!
Question: Is my friend anorexic!?
Hi!.My friend literally eats : breakfast = cereal with skim milk and then at about 5 pm= a bowl of cabbage !.!.!.!.thats an average example of what she eats daily!.!.!.She tells people she is on a diet when we re at friends houses so she can't eat what we have!.!.!.and drinks loads of iced water (!?) Www@Answer-Health@Com
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She may very well be on her way to developing anorexia!. She may also have EDNOS--Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified--this basically means that she has anorexic or even bulimic tendencies, but she still maintains a healthy weight and gets her period!. I used to be EDNOS and how you described your friend is basically me when I was at the peak in my eating disorder!. There are subtle clues such as the ice water!. Most people with eating disorders know that drinking ice water will burn calories!. Cabbage is very very low in calories!.
Do NOT listen to the poster who said that she is not anorexic because she is still eating!. This assumption is false!. Anorexics still eat of course!. They just eat very little!. Sometimes they will even eat the same amount of food as a normal-eating person, just with less calories!. It varies!. It is a MENTAL illness!. Only the person who has it will know if he or she truly has it!.
I hope everything goes ok with your friend!. If I were you I would ask her what is on her mind!. Do not talk about the food just yet!. Just ask her if she needs help dealing with any problems, etc!. If her eating habits continue like this, then confront her and tell her you are concerned!. Do not make her seem ashamed of what she is doing--that may make her want to do it more!. Eating disorders are all about control!. What she needs most right now is a friend!. She will also need professional guidance if she is still feeling depressed or obsesses over food!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Do NOT listen to the poster who said that she is not anorexic because she is still eating!. This assumption is false!. Anorexics still eat of course!. They just eat very little!. Sometimes they will even eat the same amount of food as a normal-eating person, just with less calories!. It varies!. It is a MENTAL illness!. Only the person who has it will know if he or she truly has it!.
I hope everything goes ok with your friend!. If I were you I would ask her what is on her mind!. Do not talk about the food just yet!. Just ask her if she needs help dealing with any problems, etc!. If her eating habits continue like this, then confront her and tell her you are concerned!. Do not make her seem ashamed of what she is doing--that may make her want to do it more!. Eating disorders are all about control!. What she needs most right now is a friend!. She will also need professional guidance if she is still feeling depressed or obsesses over food!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i don't know if she is anorexic because there is a lot that goes into that diagnosis!. as a former anorexic, i can tell you that her "diet" certainly indicates some eating problems!. if she thinks she is fat and comes no where close to being fat!.!.!.that's where you have a problem!.!.!.that kind of thinking coupled with practical starvation!.!.she probably has a problem and her parents need to be the ones to intervene!. as a teenager, i suffered from this and even my parents were in denial!. it was not until my school got involved that they made my parents get me the help i needed!. i would go to your school nurse or principal and raise your concerns if you don't feel like you can talk to her parents!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
based on what u said, i believe she probably has an eating disorder!. for someone to be anorexic, they must meet certain requirements such as: a BMI under 17!.5, no peroids for 3 months in a row, etc!. her eating habits are very anorexic like!. i've never met a anorexic person(male or female) who didnt eat cabbage soup/drink ice water!.
i've had an eating disorder for 6 years now, and my best advice is not to accuse her of anything, that will make things worse!. it is best that you tell her that u acknowledge her eating habits and that you are worried!. helping her will be hard because u cant change her until she allows u to, but try ur best before she gets too sick to get better!.
i hope everything works out for the bestWww@Answer-Health@Com
i've had an eating disorder for 6 years now, and my best advice is not to accuse her of anything, that will make things worse!. it is best that you tell her that u acknowledge her eating habits and that you are worried!. helping her will be hard because u cant change her until she allows u to, but try ur best before she gets too sick to get better!.
i hope everything works out for the bestWww@Answer-Health@Com
I'm not sure if I would call it anorexic yet because she is still eating something but she definetly has some type of eating disorder!. And if something is not done to help her she could be in trouble!. Have you tried talking to her or even her parents!. They might not even be aware of how little she is eating!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
Possibly!. If she is anorexic and is eating just those things it wont be much longer until she has taken everything out of her diet, and doesn't eat at all!. You're friend might be telling the truth and is just dieting!. It's hard to say for certain!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I don't see that as anorexia, she still eats!. You might have some inflated ideas about what that means, but don't try to diagnose yourself!. Can't somebody just try to lose weight w/o someone butting in!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Maybe that's what she tells you but when she goes home she probably shoves her face!. But if she doesn't do that then she really needs to start eating!. Tell her your worried and ask her whats going on!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
She may not be anorexic but she definately doesn't have a healthy diet, perhaps she needs to see a dietician!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
yes she isWww@Answer-Health@Com