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Anorexic friend, losing friend.
17/f my friend went on a diet and at first I didn't think anything of it, I mean it never hurts to lose a couple pounds. But my friend didn't lose a couple pounds. She probably lost like 30 pounds in like 2 months. She looks really bad. She iS not only a toothpick, but her eyes are so dark underneath and whenever she talks or smiles it looks like it hurts her face. I know most teenage girls go through the anorexic phase, but I think my friend took it too far. She promised she would stop a long time ago. Every time I see her she looks skinnier. She gets mad whenever I mention it, she looks like one of those mal nutritioned African kid. I don't know what to do. She's not even the same person anymore. She's always tired and in a bad mood. I think her mom is trying to help her but she told me she isn't doing what the doctor says. What should I do?
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Try talking to her mother about getting her into a rehab. It's not healthy to be a skeleton and not only does anorexia make you weak but depending on how extreme you take it...It can rot your teeth, hair loss and in time your organs can shut down.
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You can't help those that do not want to help themselves. By you trying to help her is probably going to be hard because if she doesn't follow a doctor she wont follow her family and friends. I think the reason why she gets mad is because truth hurts. she knows how she looks and how she is not only hurting her but everyone else around her. physically she can admit it but not mentally.. a lot of people do this for attention and sometimes diets do get out of hand and there is not way to stop it unless the one on the diet agrees to go along with the help that he/she is getting. anorexia leads to other disorders and sometimes it is too late. i hope your friend soon comes to realize how this is affecting everyone and i can tell that it is hurting you. you lost a friend to a disease that may or may not be controlled. i wish you all the luck because i know what you are going through.. i had a friend that was anorexic and she started to cut herself nad get into heavy drugs..it was awful.. she lost all communication with everyone around her.
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