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Eating Disorder.?
My friend has aneatting disorder and saturday she told me she didn't know how to stop loosing weight. Then yesterday she confessed she hasn't been eatting anything and that she had been doing things to loose weight that she shouldn't have, i'm afraid she is going to kill herself. she started out at 239 a year ago and is now 113 she says but i think it is more like 98pounds> I want to call her mom and tell her se needs to get her help,i am extremely worried about her. I know that she is going to be mad at me but what kind of friend would i be ifi didn't call her mom about getting help? she is 27 Do you all think i should call her mom, i've tried everything i know to help but it's not working?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
i've been in your friend's shoes, i was 70 lbs at 5'4" height - NOT a healthy place. don't go ballistic on her, but consider whether she will be more likely to listen to a friend or a parent. the worst possible thing you can do is organize an alcoholic-style confrontation; when you have an eating disorder, if you're deep into it, it becomes like gollum guarding the ring in lord of the rings... myyyy preeecciouuussss. your entire mindset changes, and gaining weight, or being "healthy" is the last thing in the world your starved body wants - after all, that would be counterproductive to the measures you've taken to get to that weight. you lose "brain power" and make really stupid decisions, because you're blinded. i think the best thing to do would be to make an appointment yourself with a psychologist specializing in eating disorders to figure out the best way to handle this, where you can provide all of the details to them. good luck to you and your friend, and you are a wonderful person for being so concerned and caring for your friend. i wish someone had done this for me, it would have saved precious years of my life i'd give anything to have back.
- 1 decade ago
eatting disorder can be a very poweerful mental problem. and if she is a adult u can call her mom or u dont have to.
i recommend u do. for the fact that since she is a adult and does nto understand whats going on with her then something is wrong with her..
- 1 decade ago
Yes, call her family and let them know that she has a problem. She will be mad at first but will thank you later (for saving her life).