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anorexia
my friend is suffering from anorexia. she used to be bulimic and then recovered, but about 5 or 6 months ago it came about that she was anorexic again. her parents are aware and she is in counselling with a psychiatrist for it. thing is she has made herself sick 3 times now that i am aware of (but i think it is more) and neither her parents or psychiatrist are aware of this. she only eats up to 200 calories a day, and constantly exercises, and lies about her weight to me too. im not sure what to do anymore.
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I agree with Matt one hundred percent. You need to tell her parents immediately. If you continue to let this go on, she will kill herself. Anorexia is a serious disease & is extremely harmful to ones body. It can take a while to kill, but it eventually does if not treated right away. It is very dangerous.
For the sake of your friend's life, tell her parents so that they can get her help. Your friend is going to kill herself & you cannot let that happen. Tell someone before it's too late.
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You do not have to do anything, i understand you are her friend and want to be there for her but you should not strain urself about her problems. I am recovering from an eating disorder myself and have a great family and friendship support group however they have never interfered with my problem, they have never made me eat when i have not wanted to.. they have never told me to have a chocolate bar instead if an apple because i would not listen if they did. Only your friend can decide when she's ready to start recovery and untill then there isn't alot you can do for her, i found the best way my friends supported me was by not aknowleding my problem but being there for me when i finally plucked up the courage to get help.
The only person who can help her is herself and she can only realise that if she is left to. I learnt to stop relying on other people because that is general what we do, we want someone else to sort out our problems for us. We can only do it ourselves.
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Tell her parents.
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im really sorry about your friend..its really sad.anorexia is something that is very hard to over come. does she see herself as being fat?i cnt imagine how it makes you feel.ofcourse, it must be very hard for you. There are rehab facilities that she can go to if counselling isnt working or she can join a support group because soemtimes its good for her to be around people she can relate to. she must feel alone or she may feel misrable after she eats or if she doesnt work out but there are people that feel the same thing and if she joins a support group they can be the thing to boost her conficence.
Mostly she need you to be with her through this..i would say that you need to be thorough with her and be strict.if shes not eating well enough then get angry about it let her know that shes hurting you because you care so much for her and you dont want to ever see her disolve. she needs your support the most just be strong and be there for her but also be fair and dont let her test you or let her get out of line!
i wish you all the best
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