I am in desperate need of some advice. My girlfriend, I am so worried about her. She is always saying how fat she is, and she is not. But I know every girl says that, but she is going to the extrememe and it is stressing her out so much. She is trying to become anorexic again, and I just don't know what to do to help her realize that she is the most beautiful girl to walk this planet, and that she is not fat...I tell her that every single day...and she still is like this...I am so worried, please some advice on something I can do to help her understand that she is beautiful..
Oh and I forgot a lot of this came from her dad calling her fat when she was little...
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Health? Thief answered Monday March 13 2006, 11:51 pm: I see your perdicamint, it seems that while she was young and emotinal and mentaly valnorable, her dad seems to have scared her pretty bad. i'm not saying that there's nothing you can do, pretty much there's not much you can do except confront her serious one on one talk. You'r going to have to tell her that what she's doing is completely dangerous and could lead up to a desease that could end up consuming herself. this type of shit's pretty bad. Just talk to her, if you guys go to the same school or something talk to a counsiler. Hope this helps [ Thief's advice column | Ask Thief A Question ]
Jay answered Monday March 13 2006, 8:51 am: I dont think there is anything you can do i think her dad needs to talk to her and cheer her up and tell her the truth.
orphans answered Sunday March 12 2006, 3:01 pm: As much as you tell her she isnt fat, it wont change anything (But it may be nice for her to hear.)
She needs professional help, you need to find away to get her it, if its by telling somebody at school, or her mom.
she will thank you in the long run. [ orphans's advice column | Ask orphans A Question ]
christina answered Sunday March 12 2006, 1:11 pm: I'm like this too. All my life, I've been called fat, and ugly, but I know now that neither is true. Not from help, but from finding someone who loved me.
Now, I'm not saying that's the case here, because she really does need help. Anorexia is nothing to play around with.
I think you should tell her mother, and even though she might get mad at you; at least she'd be getting the help she deserves & needs.
In the beginning of my relationship with my boyfriend, he used to tell me "You're so beautiful." and I'd laugh and tell him that he was a crackhead for thinking that, but now I love it when he tells me that, because I finally realized it's true. I mean yeah, sometimes I have bad hair days and stuff, and somedays I wear no makeup, but, I'm still beautiful, and if people don't think so, that's too bad. But I still have the mindset that if someone is to call me skinny, it's not true. It's hard to explain. It's like when I hear it, something in my head triggers and tells me "No, you're fat, it's not true." So I just think I'm fat. But I'm sure this will go away over time.
But as for your girlfriend, get her help hun, that's all you can do. And still call her beautiful, because all girls love to hear it. =]
missmissgurl answered Sunday March 12 2006, 10:40 am: umm..you sound like my bf lol well no matter what you say she won't believe you I'd just keep telling her and treating her like she's the most beautiful thing ever and maybe she will start to believe you. Well hoped it helped! [ missmissgurl's advice column | Ask missmissgurl A Question ]
karenR answered Sunday March 12 2006, 9:28 am: You say she is trying to become anorexic AGAIN.
The best thing would probably be for you to say something to her mom or whoever helped her out the last time. She may get a little mad but, anorexia can be a very dangerous thing.
You can tell her she looks good all day. It isn't that she doesn't want to believe you...she just has something in her head saying it isn't true.
sally2000 answered Sunday March 12 2006, 6:06 am: ok al of this means that she doesent beleive in her self....i was like that and everybody says to me ur body is really nice but in my mind i knew it wasnt nice so iused to think how people think of me so when i walk everybody is like woww youre beautifull soo put this word in my mind.......who is she wanting to be skiniyer for???offcourse for the people she has to know that no matter how ugly u look from the inside she's pretty from the inside....you have to not tell her that you look nice let her do whatever she wants and when she realizes that shes gone too skiny shell start eating... [ sally2000's advice column | Ask sally2000 A Question ]
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