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How to get someone to notice you have an eating disorder
18/f/South Africa
How do I get my friend to know im bulimic without actually telling her? When I was 13 she knew about it but I recovered and now I'm back to that. I don't want to actually say it for many reasons, one of them being that I don't want someone to think im just looking for attention which is usually what is thought with these things. She lives in a different city than me but she usually comes to visit for a few weeks
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Is your friend a doctor or counselor who can help you or get you the help you need? If not, all they can say is "I'm sorry to hear that." Will those words cure you? Or she could say, "Oh, that's awful, why didn't you tell me sooner." Would those words magically cure you somehow? I hope you understand that while its okay to tell your friend any way you want or write her a letter telling her, you still also have to tell a professional. The thing about eating disorders is that it isn't like trying to break a bad habit where sheer will power will help you through. There are distorted thoughts and negative thought life in your brain that needs to be worked with first. The disorder is due to how your mind perceives your body and based on what you think, you then take actions of avoiding food in one case or eating but throwing it back up in the other. It is bad for your physical health to continue this so you need to be more concerned about getting hooked in with professional help than how to tell your friend.
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