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anorexia
i have a feeling my best guy friend is anorexic, he does karate, so he is always trying to stay in shape, but hes always giving away his food, and he never eats and he loos like hes lost lkie 30 pounds over like 2 months,everytime i bring up the topic, he changes it
what do i do
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First you confront the issue and tell him that you think he has a problem and you're worried about him. Of course hes going to deny that there is an issue because people who are anorexic dont see that they have a problem, they dismiss it as nothing. Some common signs of anorexia are obviously loss of weight, pale skin, hair becomes frail & sometimes falls out
Also people who have it tend to wear darker baggier clothes, and hats to cover their thinning hair. They try to hide their dramatic loss of weight by wearing bigger clothes. If he does any of that, he might have the eating disorder.
Talk to him about it and try to get him to admit it or at least admit that he needs help. My cousin was anorexic and almost died, and she wouldnt eat until she was ready and admitted that she had a problem. She was 5'7" and got down to 70 pounds and almost died of a heart attack before she admitted she needed help.
He might not admit it, but if he doesnt admit it to you bring it to his parents attention, Like the person below me said, he may hate you for it but he`ll hate you even more if it gets any worse and you didnt do anything about it.
He'll be kicking himself later for not listening.
Anyway though, tell his parents and if its really bad after he sees a doctor and they diagnose him with it they will put him into a facility where they will make him eat at least 3000 calories a day to start gaining weight again.
The type of facility that my cousin was in was they would take away all her privelages and say she couldnt see her family or take a shower until she ate a certain amount of calories. Its harsh but it works.
I hope he doesnt ever have to experiance that, and takes care of the problem before it gets any worse.
But like I said previously. Confront him, and give him a bit of time and see if he comes to you. If not, corner him and make sure he cant change the subject or leave to go somewhere else. If he doesnt admit it and a few weeks go by and hes gotten worse, tell his parents and take it from there.
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try to confront him on the issue, if he avoids the topic again tell him your concerns and tell him you're going to talk to his family and friends to have them help you confront him. He may hate you for this but if he is truly sick he needs help. if he begs you not to get family and friend involved help him get into therapy.
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