I think my friend might have anorexia?!


Question: me and a few others are concerned about one of our friends, who we believe might be anorexic, because of the following reasons:

- she is at a healthy weight, if not underweight, and she is constantly complaining that she is fat.

- she is always looking at images of anorexic models and says she wishes she were like that.

-she obsesses about what she eats, to the extent that she will chew on food and spit it out instead of swallowing and actually eating it.

-she avoids school because she thinks other people eating will make her crave food.

- she takes laxatives and diet tea constantly.

- she obsesses over things she hears about food, such as "it takes 20 minutes for you to realise you are full."

i've tried talking to her about it, and i think i have persuaded her a little bit in considering it the wrong thing to do, but she still belives it to be the easiest way to lose weight.

my friends and i really care about her, but we dont know what else to do.


Answers: me and a few others are concerned about one of our friends, who we believe might be anorexic, because of the following reasons:

- she is at a healthy weight, if not underweight, and she is constantly complaining that she is fat.

- she is always looking at images of anorexic models and says she wishes she were like that.

-she obsesses about what she eats, to the extent that she will chew on food and spit it out instead of swallowing and actually eating it.

-she avoids school because she thinks other people eating will make her crave food.

- she takes laxatives and diet tea constantly.

- she obsesses over things she hears about food, such as "it takes 20 minutes for you to realise you are full."

i've tried talking to her about it, and i think i have persuaded her a little bit in considering it the wrong thing to do, but she still belives it to be the easiest way to lose weight.

my friends and i really care about her, but we dont know what else to do.

I think she's anorexic. You and your friends should get together and do an intervention before it's too late. Get information about anorexia and what it does and show them to her.

If that doesn't work, then you and your friends should sit down and talk to her parents. It may seem like a wrong thing to do but it may save her life before she has physical problems.

u cant do anything tell her parents, i have the same problem, i wont listen to my firends and wont eat,

Depending on her age you might want to tell her parents.

If you tell the school counselor, she might really hate you, because that makes a record for her.

But her parents hopefully will get her help elsewhere.


THIS IS SO DANGEROUS>

Anorexics don't tell anyone how they are feeling about their body, so by the way she is telling you that she wants to look like an anorexic, and she is actually spitting out food in front of you doesn't sound like she's anorexic. She probably wants to be anorexic (called a wannarexic). You need to talk to her and tell her that what she is doing is wrong and maybe tell her parents so they can keep an eye on her, and maybe search for a local helpline, they will tell you what to do. Don't worry, she'll be fine, and it will pass over. However, it does seem like she has eating problems, and this could lead to an actual eating disorder if it carries on. If you need anymore help, just email at saturated_whispers@hotmail.co.uk. Also, how old are you?

shes got issues
i would cry infront of her to show u caremaybe she will understand then that shes killing herself

My wife was anorexic for years and her mother has been for about 20. Tell her that anorexia often means results in girls being unable to have children - it's true, sadly.

Also, just encourage her - with her appearance and other things. Anorexia nervosa can be fuelled by things other than just body image, like low self esteem.

Good on you for tackling this.

It sounds like your friend may be suffering from anorexia. After 8 years of dealing with anorexia myself, I know how unhealthy this can be. I would talk to her parents, though they may not want to accept that it could happen to their daughter. My family never has discussed my anorexia with me. Do some research on the health problems that anorexia can cause and talk to her about it.





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