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My Friend Is Bullimic
My Name is Felicia I am a Girl, and I am 14. The other day my friend, i'll use the name Mary to protect her identity, told me she had a secret to tell me, and that I couldn't tell anyone. I agreed, she told me she was bullimic, and that she had been for a year. I am so worried about her. It has gotten so bad, that now she refuses to eat anything. I love this girl to death, and don't want her to get hurt, but I also want to remain her friend. If you could please help me...it would be nice. I need to know if I should tell someone, and risk losing our friendship, or not tell someone, and let something bad happen to her. HELP PLEASE!!!
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That is a heavy burden for you to have to carry alone. She must really trust you as a friend to tell you her secret. Eating disorders stem from having other issues and it is a way to deal with them. Yes, she is hurting herself by doing this. Encourage her to talk about it if she seems open, and not just about the disorder, but about the pain or stress she feels. Be a good friend and let her know your concern for her. We cannot make someone stop doing it, but we can let them know that we are there for them. Many who suffer from bullimia or anorexia have very little control over anything else in their lives and are resorting to the one thing they can control. For bullimics, there is guilt associated with food or self-nourishment and they want to purge the guilt with the food. You are a good friend.
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You dont have to tell on this friend "Mary" but you can always give one of your teachers or other friends a "tip" to watch her eat at lunch, let them be the one getting screwed over with her, not you! Keep your friendship AND get her back on track!
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Nathan
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