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I have a eating problem. I told people I was anorexic and nothing happened!
I am an anarexic i do tell people but they dont do anything. I told my best friend and she acted as if it was nothing. But its not nothing! When my stomach growels i see that as a good thing. But that isnt the problem i need somebody to tell me how to tell my mom. She is already strugglin as a single parent with 9 kids and 2 that droped out of school. And i dont wqnt to cause anymore trouble. So please somebody contact me and give some help i am only 12 years old. Please somebody!
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Get help, kid. And get it now. Your mother will thank you for it. I'm sure she would be horribly saddened if you starved yourself to death. GET HELP NOW!
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I'm not sure anyone here is really equipped to help you. You really need to get counseling. See your school counselor and hopefully he/she can get you back on track since your family probably afford a therapist.
But let me say this as a man: personally, the most attractive women to me are those who have big hips and full bodies. Hugging a woman with a soft body is just the best. When you become anorexic, girls tend to lose some of the most attractive parts of women, their butt, their hips and their boobs. Moreover, guys like women who appear healthy, which anorexic girls do not. You're going to get a lot more positive attention being at the medically ideal weight for your height or maybe even a few pounds over.
Whatever you decide, though, good luck. I hope you can get the help you need.
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You need to get help. Now.
Despite your mother having problems supporting nine kids there is nothing more terrible for a mother to know that her child is suffering. If you have anorexia it WILL escalate and get worse. Your mum will notice at some point and it'll take much more to get through recovery. Tell your mother now before it gets any worse.
Talk to your mother and tell her the truth. You fear you may have an eating problem. Tell her that you need her support in this and you want to go to the GP to be examined and get your doctors opinion. Professionals and trusted adults WILL listen. You just have to reach out.
At twelve years old people do not understand mental ill health unless they're going through it. Dont give your friend such a hard time. Instead try to help her understand.
When I first entered services and met people with eating disorders I thought that just had to eat cake and stop being stubborn. And I was thirteen years old.
People need help to be educated and remove the stigma.
So please get help before it gets worse.
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Not knowing you or your family, I'm not sure how the best way for you to tell your mother you are anorexic. I do have a suggestion or two for you to consider trying.
Anorexia is a terrible disease that if left untreated can do serious harm to you and is considered life threatening if left untreated. I am proud of you for realizing you need help, this is the biggest step in recovery from this type of illness.
Since you feel you are anorexic you can tell your doctor, school nurse, any trusted teacher or your school principal. Since you are under the age of 13 you do not have the right to medical privacy which is granted by law to anyone over the age of 13. This allows the school nurse or your doctor to inform you mom of any medical condition they feel your parent needs to know about or you have been treated for.
Also by law if you inform a teacher or school principal of something of this nature they are required by law to make certain notifications, which would include talking with your mother to see if she was aware of your anorexia.
My advise is that you talk to your school nurse and or a trusted teacher.
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Tell a teacher.
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