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starvation chart for a friend
Yes, I know the title may sound pretty odd, but that's exactly what I need. My friend is in desperate need of some common sense, only she thinks she's right at the moment. She's been going to the gym for about 2 months now, at least 3 times a week for at least an hour and a half. She weighed herself 2 days ago and went into complete depression mode. Now her plan is to starve herself, except for the occasional bits of fruit, and if she has to eat something in front of people, she plans to simply throw it up later.
I KNOW this is dangerous and unhealthy, but her goal is blinding her. She knows starving yourself EVENTUALLY works, she just doesn't know the risks she's taking. Please be sure that I WILL go to someone for help, I just need this one last chance to convince her myself. So, my question is, can someone who's familiar or who knows anything about anorexia, bulimia, or starvation make a small calendar for me? For example: week one, she'll loose 3 pounds, but also 10% of her muscle will have gotten eaten away by her own body, or SOMETHING along those lines. Maybe like a chart of what will happen to her body in about a month from now; how much queggy she'll loose, but what that will also cost her, and how long till she collapses. I'm sorry if this isn't clear enough.
I wanna confront her with the facts, cause I'm sick of not even knowing what I'm talking about. She's 16/f if it helps calculate... Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for the concerns and suggestions.
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I don't know anything really about this subject I just wanted to write to you that you are a good friend. She is lucky to have you!
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Here is a good place to start to help her realize that yes, she is most definitely ill:
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Then try these one for impact:
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But this is the fact that I found really helped me to make a point to my friends:
Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness.
That's right. It is believed that more anorexic people die for anorexia or its related illness then people who have depression, or another serious mental illness. A smaller percentage of clinically depressed people die, then anorexic people. Eating disorders are THE biggest killer of young women.
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