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MY FRIEND HAS AN EATING DISORDER PLEASE HELP!!? 10 POINTS?
my friend told me recently that she throws up on puprose, because she thinks she's fat and that she feels better after she throws up and she's also a vegetarian and doesn't eat much. she has many activities and she's constantly busy and depressed and when we get drunk she always tells us how nobody likes her and she wants to go on the road to get hit by a car. she has waaayy to many activities and she wants to be perfect everywhere i think because her parents never gave much atention to her, and they are also divorced. she is depressed and throws up few times a week, maybe even few times a day. she goes to some therapists but says they don't help her at all, but she never told them about throwing up and her depression. i really don't know what to do and i'm desperate. i think telling her mom isnt a good idea because i think she doesn't really know how to treat her and she's never home. i told my parents but they don't know what to do either. I AM SO DESPERATE, PLEASE HELP ME, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!!
2 Answers
- 7 years ago
Tell her kindly that the path she is on will never improve her life, only destroy it. Remind her that you care about her and don't want to see her die. Many teenagers go through depression combined with eating disorders and suicidal thoughts and most of them hide it which only represses their feelings. If she doesn't like talking to the therapist, then suggest finding a new one. If that doesn't work or if she doesn't ever want to talk to a therapist about it then talk to her. Just offer her daily words of encouragement and love and she will see that she is a person with value. Also, remind her of the millions and millions of people around the world who live in much worse conditions than hers of sickness and poverty. Her life is very blessed and one of those blessings is having a wonderful friend like you. Praying for you both and God bless.
- 7 years ago
You are a good friend to stick by her side, but I wouldn't recommend her drinking. Due her eating disorder her body may not be functioning as normal. Drinking too much can also cause her to have a heart attack. Have you asked her if she wants to change? Does she want help with her eating disorder? Check your area for support groups and ask her if she would be interested in attending one with or without you. Its important for her to speak to her therapist openly. If she cannot connect with her therapist she can always ask to meet with a different one.
