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eating disorder
My best friend has an eating disorder. Her cousin gave her a list of all the symptoms for an eating disorder. She showed me the list and out of 32 my friend had 26 of them. I was really worried. I asked her how long it has been going on and she said almost 2 years! She said it was getting worse because now she is making herself puke about 3 times a day! She said she knows it is bad and she can't stop. She feels she has to make herself puke. She barely eats too. And when she does she pukes it up. She is going to the doctor tonight but she said she might not tell him. She told me not to tell her dad. What should i do? I really want her to be healthy. Please help me out!
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Your friend is bulemic. I should know, I used to suffer from it.
I did the same thing told my friends not to tell anyone, when they got smart about it. They didn't listen to me. They told my parents. I was taken to the docter, but not before they took a picture of me.
That was two years ago. After looking at that photo now I realize how sick it made me look. Tell her dad, she'll most likely be mad at you for a while, but she'll thank you after everything dies down. But DON'T tell ANYONE but her parents, or else that will just be asking for drama and even worse problems!
Good luck! Let me know if you need anything else!
~Willow
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You need to talk to her. I was never bulimic, but I've seen girls that were and it's a horrible disorder. Even though she may say that she doesn't need help, she does. Anorexia and Bulimia are horrible disorders that affect thousands of girls each year. Many girls recover from them with the help from family and friends and even doctors, but unfortunately many do not. If she keeps going on like this without any help, things may get worse. You have to talk to her and encourage her to get help. If she doesn't, you may have to tell an adult. I know you want to be there for your friend and listen to her and not go behind her back, but if something happened because of this and you had the knowledge to stop her, wouldn't you want to? You would regret not telling anyone. You may even want to let her know that if she doesn't tell someone that you will. Her health is more important than an argument between both of you. Eating disorders make you believe that you're ok, what you're doing is ok, and that you don't need help. Unfortunately, this is completely wrong and girls do need help for this. Make sure you talk to her about it and get her the help thats needed in this situation.
-hope that helped!♥
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If you really want her healthy then the only way you can help her is by telling someone. Take it from somebody who has suffered through an eating disorder, even once she gets healthy it will be tough from here on out.
My friends make fun of me becaus of how slow I'll eat, but it's got more to do with the disorder I once had and am still battling.
You can do two things for her as she goes through this. One, you can either convince her to tell someone or you will have to tell. Two, you really need to be there for her as she goes through this. You need to help her, make sure she knows she has a friend she can turn to whenever she needs one... it really makes a huge difference.
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