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Anorexia
Hi, i am the one with the anorexic friend. I know this will sound very dumb, but she completely confides in me and asked me not to tell her mom. I feel that i need to, but i dont want to lose her trust and her friendship, i'm not sure what to do.
help ... :-(
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Okay, well I guess first you should talk to her about it. You said she completely confides in you correct? Well ask her why she's anorexic, ask her if she wants to start eating again. This is a HUGE burden for you to try to be helping her with, it's hard enough being a teenager and just growing up, let alone having a friend that needs more help than you are able to give her. Anorexia as I said before is a MENTAL disease. At first you think, "hey this is a fast way to lose 10lbs" then once you lose those 10lbs, you realize hey maybe I can lose another 10, then you think WOW am I starting to look better, ect.
BUT you can look to yourself BEAUTIFUL, but in reality you're completely skin and bones.
SHE NEEDS REAL HELP!!!!!! She told you not to tell her mom, well there you go. Tell her you ARE going to tell someone no matter what, whether she likes it or not, because you care about her and she's your friend. Tell her you're willing to let her choose who you tell, but if she won't choose then tell her that you're going to tell her mom, or guidance, or someone. And follow through with that.
Okay, well you most definitley should tell someone whats going on, other wise it'll become completely out of control and she could end up in the hospital. Hope this helps, if you need anything else feel free to e-mail or write another one in my inbox.
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