My friend could be anorexic?!


Question: My friend could be anorexic?
Hiya. One of my friends keeps thinking she's fat and she's tall but nothing close to fat. She doesn't eat much at all, sometimes nothing for 24hours straight. Like for the past three days she's eaten nothing but gum. Gum is all that she eats everyday. Me and my other friend try and get her to eat by taking her to the school cafe which generally has nicer food than the school dinners but she'll only by a toastie if she buys me and my friend something as well. According to my friend she is anorexic, and i don 't know what to do about it! Please help :/

Answers:

You need to tell a trusted teacher about this. By law they will have to go to the school counselor, who will then, as required by law, talk with your friend. You could tell the counselor or teacher to not tell your friends you came to them with this concern and they will not tell. The only reason I know this is that I was exactly like your friend. I would not eat for a day or so, or just eat at school lunch so no one would suspect. My friends told a teacher, who told a counselor, who talked to me and referred me to a professional. This intervention literally saved my life and could save your friend's life as well.

recovering anorexic



Tell the counselor, you and your friends cannot help her because it is a psychological issue and there is more to it than "just eat". Tell the counselor before you lose your friend.



If she insists on starving herself, there is nothing you can do about it.




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