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I am a thirteen year old girl, recently a friend of mine on the Internet "Rob" told me that he was bulimic and anorexic because he was overweight. Rob's girlfriend had convinced him to stop throwing up...but today after Thanksgiving he said he did this again. I found his phone number and anonymously called his mom, I told her what was going on and she said she would discuss this with his father. I don't know if I did the right thing by telling. He asked me not to tell. I have never even met him face to face, just on the internet. Im scared that I messed up terribly and now I am feeling really guilty. Please help me decide what the right thing is to do. -Worried about Bulimic Friend-
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You did the right thing! Even if he was just making it up its better to tell his parents since you dont know if it was a lie. I have an advice book and here if what it says about the side effects of bulimia:
"Bulimia can cause major, irreversible damage to your lungs(food particles get trapped in your lungs and irritate them), kidneys(throwing up drains you of vital body fluids), heart(you're at rick for arrhythmias-irregular heartbeat, and more. In sever cases bulimia can cause death."
"Bulimia can give you bloddshot eyes, a puffy face, and gnarly teeth(stomach acid erodes tooth enamel."
I found this site and phone number for bulimia help:
www.aabainc.com
(800)445-1906
I hope your friend is okay.
**hope i helped**
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i have a feeling that calling his mother was the right thing to do. after all he did need help. true he could find out that you were the one that told his mother but in the end i think he will thank you. you may feel guilty for a while, i would probably too, but try to take your mind off af it. try to think of the posivtive of telling his parents and not the negatives.
~hope i helped
***funkymunky***
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