Question Posted Thursday November 11 2004, 3:44 am
I HAVE A FRIEND WITH BULIMIA, I JUST FOUND OUT
AND I TALKED WITH HER ABOUT IT. SHE SAID SHE WOULD STOP BUT IM NOT SHURE THAT SHE WILL.
MY QUESTION IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD ANOREXIA OR BULIMIA: IS THERE ANYTHING THAT ANYBODY COULD HAVE SAID? OR DONE ANYTHING TO MAKE YOU STOP DOING IT, ANYTHING AT ALL? WHAT CAN I TELL HER ABOUT IT TO MAKE HER STOP?
SHE IS SO BEATUYFULL AND I CANT JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH HER WITHER AWAY AND DIE. I THINK I MAY BE IN LOVE WITH HER AND THIS IS JUST DEVISTATING TO ME. I DONT KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO IF SHE DIED :(
HER BULIMIA STEMS FROM HER FIRST BOYFRIEND AND LOVE, HE ABUSED HER PHISICALY AND MENTALY.
HE WOULD TELL HER THAT SHE WAS UGLY AND FAT AND THAT NO ONE ELSE WOULD EVER WANT TO BE WITH HER.
ALSO HER PARANTS WOULD MAKE COMENTS TO HER TO TRY AND MAKE HER LOOSE WEIGHT. THEY WOULD TELL HER THAT SHE HAD A FAT ASS AND THAT SHE SHOULDINT EAT SO MUCH.
BACK IN JANUARY OF 2004 SHE WAS 190 LBS AND ABOUT 5'-5" TALL, NOW SHE IS 140 LBS.
I KEEP TELLING HER SHE LOOKS SOOOO GOOD, BUT SHE SAYS THAT WHEN SHE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR SHE DOES NOT SEE HER SELF LIKE THAT, AND THAT IM ONLY SAYING THAT TO MAKE HER FEEL BETTER, AND THAT SHE ONLY SEES HER SELF AS BEING UGLY AND FAT.
IF YOU WENT THROUGH THIS, PLEASE HELP ME SAVE MY FRIEND.
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Illnesses? AquamarineRose answered Thursday November 11 2004, 7:28 pm: I am going to tell you right off that I have never gone through an eating disorder.But I am a girl and I do feel the pressure to be thin.I think all girls do.Just today I was sitting by these girls who were talking saying how they are so fat.THEY ARE SIZE ZEROS!Me in my size sevens didn't feel so good.The media fucks with our heads as do mirrors,and the people in our everyday lives.Right now you are being a good friend.You alone aren't going to be able to make her stop though.It's something she will have to control herself.Bulimia kills.Kills very slowly I might add too.Whatever you do though as a friend do NOT lecture her.I had a friend lecture me once in the past about my self mutilation problem.It made me feel so much worse.That's not what I wanted to hear and your friend will not want to hear it either.I wanted to be held and told that everything was going to be okay.Chances are she does too.Her shit of an ex-boyfriend and parents are not helping.Get in touch with a center that deals with eating disorders professionately and confidently that is close to you.That would help her the most right now.She has a disorder and whether or not she believes it she needs help. [ AquamarineRose's advice column | Ask AquamarineRose A Question ]
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