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Baleemia
Hi. I am new at this. But I think that my friend is Baleemic... I havent talked to her about it yet realy... I just told her she needed to go to the doctor. And she refuses... She is mexican and Im not all that sure she knows what can happen if she keeps doing this to herself. And it scares me. She lost like 40 pounds. And she is ALWAYS... everytime I talk to her... throwing up. Im realy realy scared for her. She is my Best Friend. What can I do? Please help.
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you can talk to her am much as you want but she herself needs to get over it. you need to physically show her taht what she is doing is wrong. ask her how it would make her feel if you did it or if you did something that was gonna mek you hurt? its def. not something easy to get over and it gets kind of addicting once you strat so i know how she feels about stoping but talk t oher and if it doesnt work talk to her parenst. i know it will suck because you may loose her as a friend, but if she honestly means as much to you as you say she does its by far the right thing to do.
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hello. i am Simone411. i have a similar story. my mother had bulemia, and she neary died. she had to go to the hospital for weeks. your friend needs some help. i think you should either tell a trusted adult, or a councellor that you know. if you are still in school, i would tell the nurse or teacher, if it is a woman. i hope you dont get caught up in it with her. but her life depends on you.
I hope this helped you, a little bit.
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Well be careful when you talk to her again about it remember she has an eating disorder so she'll be defensive. She needs to understand this is an serious issue, try to help her by letting her not focus on her weight, which shes probably scared of gaining and look at how she feels emotionally when she is doing this. You have to keep talking to her about it repeatedly so she will be reminded and dont be judgemental when you do talk to her, she's only refuse.Don't focus on her appearance she already notices that and you can only entice her to do more of it. Talk about her stresses, stress can be the cause. And dont bring out the food telling her to eat more without binging it, she'll only feel out of control and she can never help her self. It's best if you talk to her parents about it while they can catch at before its too late, they can help treat her. Your already doing your best to be there for her, but it helps to talk about it. Hope this helps. :)
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If your friend is suffering from Bulimia she is unlikely to listen to reason. She needs professional help and quickly.
You need to speak to her parents, school counsellor, anyone who will listen and take this seriously. The sooner she gets help the better her chances are of recovery. She will probably be very upset with you for telling anyone, but you must ignore that. Bulimics do try to keep their disorder quiet. She should come round when she recovers and hopefully thank you for caring enough to act.
I have included a website giving the symptoms etc so that you can check to see if you may be correct.
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