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friend that makes herself throw up
theres this friend I have.. she hates being fat.. she gains weight really quickly.. recently shes been purging.. I tell her the stuff that can happen from doing that and i want to help her stop.. shes been doing ok but she made herself throw up again on christmas and boxing day cuz her parents made her eat alot and she didn't wanna screw their xmas up for them.. I want to help her but i really dunno what I can do for her now...she doesn't listen to what I say about what could happen to her health cuz shes sticking pens down her throat and stuff.. her parents force her to eat meat and she hates meat so she wants to throw that up too.. please give me advice on what I can tell her to help her stop or what I can tell her to tell her parents to be more understanding about her being a vegeterian without letting her parents no what my friend is doing.. thank you so much for taking the time to read this. I hope that you reply to this with helpful advice.. it would be greatly appreciated.. thanks - happy holidays!
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Your freind has bulimia. Bulimia is a very serious problem. I thnk you should tell her parents exactly what is going on. She may feel betrayed but later she will thank you.
*Kate*
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If your friend still doesnt listen to you, i would talk to my parents about it, or hers and tell her parents that shes a vegitarian and that they should support her opinion on what she thinks about meat anyway..you can talk to a counsler or do some reasearch on bilimia and show her what shesgetting herself into..hopefully shell listen and stop but one last thing, what your trying to do shows that your a good friend :)
Good luck
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~becca~
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Your friend is Bulimic- Bulimia is an eating disorder that can turn servere. Throwing up on purpose stops nutrients from food getting into the bloodstream, so its pretty much the same as not eating at all. If she is throwing up after every time she eats meat, it is essential that she becomes a vegeterian. Make sure she sits down with her parents and has a long, serious talk about being veggie and how she hates eating meat. Give her this number to ring- its The Eating Disorders Association-0845 634 7650.if you don't think she is ringing it ring them yourself and ask for advice for your friend. There is also an Eating Disorders Association website- www.edauk.com. Good luck, hope your friend gets better,
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As a person who has been in a situation like that I don't think that there is alot that you can do. I would try convincing her to talk to a guidance counselor or a therapist. Statistics aren't going to scare her out of what she's doing. She needs to work it out, and realize why she does this and what she can do to stop. A therapist is really the best way to do that.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, health problems, blah blah. People don't respond well to what *might* happen, or so called health problems. If they did, people wouldn't smoke, but they do, they are willing to risk the chance.
Purging of course becomes addictive like self mutilation, so you really have to decide if this is at a point where you think she can stop of her own will, or if professional help is needed. There are points of no return.
Purging is also a matter of vanity. She WILL ruin her teeth, its not a might or a maybe, she will have ugly teeth, corroded and grey, heck you can lose teeth. You might want to point that out to her, because there are boys that like the bigger women, but there are no boys that look into a mouth of rot and think, wow, she's the one.
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I think you should tell your friend that she needs to stop making herself through up thats discusting! Tell her parents that she wants to be a vegitarian and that they should be open to her opinions! And tell your friend to tell her parents to. If she want to lose wieght tell her to eat healthier and to walk every night or somthin what i do to lose weight is that i have one junk food day during the week and im only aloud to have like 2 junky thing that day and the rest of the week im eating healty and not eating deserts and stuff maybe that will help her! best of luck to your friend and happy happy holidays! <3 American Girl
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if she will not listen to you then it time you find someone that will listen. you can talk to your parents about it, or hers. if not that then try your school counsellor, a teacher, or even try a teen hotline in your area. just whatever you do or what ever happends it will be for the better good of your friend.
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I hate to see this happen to young girls who are developing their self esteem. Society places undo pressure on women to remain thin like the models that we see on most magazine covers but that simply cannot be for most women. Your friend has a serious problem, one that really should not be hidden from her parents due to the health problems that it creates. If your friend continues purging she will do permenant damage to herself that can hurt her for the rest of her life or in extreme cases can end her life. As much as you would hate to do it you really do need to talk to her parents and let them know what is going on. They should not force her to eat anything that she is uncomfortable with. She is capable of deciding about being a vegetarian and her decision to be one should be respected. This however, does not change her problem. She needs to get into counselling for this, and a weight control program. Seeing a counselor/therapist WILL help her realize her problem, face how to deal with it and increase her self esteem. Please notify her parents for the sake of her health. This will no doubt upset her so I recommend the first two websites below for you to research her disorder at. You will be able to print information that she can read which will help her realize how serious this really is. The third website is advice about dieting for vegetarians. She should be able to get some dieting tips that she will be able to apply to her life without compromising on her decision to be a vegetarian. The best thing that you can do for her is tell her parents so that they can get her the help that she needs and deserves and be her friend during this. It can take months, years or a lifetime to beat this disease and having a strong support group behind her will make it much easier. Best wishes and I sincerely hope that your friend gets better!
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