so my friend made a whole myspace saying she is anorexic and as soon as we bring it up she just laughs, we told her that we were worried she said do not worry i am drinking vitamin water. we all know just that alone is not good for her. lately she has been eating junk food like pizza sticks and drinking energy drinks ALL the time then calling herself fat and part of the time she just wont eat i am confused is this just for attention? she makes me so mad if she wants to lose some weight then effing work out!! any ideas for talking to her? to figure out whats REALLY going on? i'm not mad at her just a little confused and worried
2006-10-25 02:47:10 · 4 answers · asked by mypupismylove 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
It sounds like your friend wants a little attention. When I was balemic 5 years ago I didnt want anyone to know I now still am very private about who knows. I would have never had blasted that sort of information on the internet. Your friend sounds like she she definitly is need of some help, weither it be mental, or emotional. I think that maybe she is using the anorexia thing to draw attention to herself. Most people who have a eating disorder dont want all of the attention on them all the time. But then again maybe she does really have one. I don't know, but I do know that you need to take her somewhere to get some kind of help.
2006-10-25 03:02:59 · answer #1 · answered by wlissa_sweet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anorexics typically keep their ED a secret from family or friends. However many anorexics just want to be accepted and respected for their decision to want to improve their bodies. So the worst thing you can ever do is tell her how to eat or talk about how worried you are. All this will usually do is push an anorexic to eat even worse. As far as the vitamin water goes, it will help but she should also take a one-a-day vitamin, drink lots of water and eat atleast 3 times a day. Many anorexics eat under 200 calories a day. However they have found a healthier way. Its called the 2468 diet. Example: Mon - 200 cal Tues - 400 cal Wed - 600 cal Thurs - 800 cal. This will average out to 500 cals a day and is way better than eating less than 200 calories a day. The only way this diet works is if its done exactly like that.
http://community.livejournal.com/proanorexia/
2006-10-25 03:02:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
her parents should try getting her some mental therapy. whether she is anorexic or not she definitely has an eating problem. good luck to you
2006-10-25 02:53:34 · answer #3 · answered by notyours 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like she needs some counselling can you leave some pamphlets laying around?
2006-10-25 02:51:43 · answer #4 · answered by cameron b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋