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How can I help a bulimic friend?
Question : How can I help a bulimic friend?
I have a friend, and I’m almost positive she’s bulimic. She’s TINY. She’s about 5′, and like 80 pounds. She’s skin and bones. Her teeth are very discolored, which I know is a result of bulimia. Today she sang the National Anthem at her graduation, and she has an amazing voice, but it kept cracking, and it wasn’t the normal sort of crack that comes from being nervous or dry. I’m so worried about her. My mom had a bulimic friend who died of it. Is there something where I can report her problem to refer her to some sort of treatment? I’m pretty close to her, but I don’t feel like the relationship is close enough that I can talk to her about it.
Any help at all would be very appreciated. Thanks!
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Best answer:
Answer by cowboys.mavs
stuff some food down her throat
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#4 written by keely h 1 year ago
well then as u know this is serious and the best thing to do is to tell her parents, she may be a little pissed off at u but in the long run she will understand, her parents are the ones who can have her admitted in a place where they can help her because she will say that she dont have a problem and that she isnt making her self sick, if she gets mad at u, just tell her its for her own good and that all u want to do is help her, i had a friend that just wouldnt eat, so her parents sent her away, she was gone for 6 months and now she will eat she now understands why her parents did it, thats the only thing i can tell u, research it online and see what the outcome is and all of that, this is a serious problem that needs to be brought to someones attention,
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#6 written by ravensrose21 1 year ago
I would go talk to her parents and your mother. Since she had a friend that died from it maybe she will know how to help.
this is a good link…
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#7 written by Raine L 1 year ago
I used to be anerexic. But I had a friend help me. She told a counsoler, which I was mad about for a while, but then I realized, it was for the best. I felt better and she felt better knowing that she did the right thing. I thank her. I think you should do the same. Tell a counsoler. Or someone you know that will help her.
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You really don’t know she’s bulimic; just that’s she’s EXTREMELY thin. Your job is to support. And what is support? I assume you’re not a counselor, so what you can do is tell her than you love her for who and what she is.
No real organization to report her, too.
Because you love her,, you can suggest that she talk to her doctor or a counselor about her desire to loose weight. You can indicate (don’t need to say so) that she’s lovable without losing weight, but most bulimics believe firmly, that to be loved and accepted, they need to loose weight. Or, you can ask why she is thin.
Binging and purging to lose weight become habitual and MANY health problems can ensue. This is something professionals can tell her; your job is to be her friend/support throughout this.