How do I deal with the nutty anorexic lady who sits 2 cubes down?

Question

Ok, first off, I KNOW she's anorexic because I have family members with the disease. She fits the profile.

I also know that odd eating habbits accompany the disease.

Every day at lunch, she makes herself a feast of her "special foods" which she eats ONLY with silverware, on stoneware, not the tupperware normal people take to work.
This smells up the whole section, and I have to hear her clinking her silverware for about 50 minutes - no exageration. I know what she's doing, she's eating it one molecule at a time, as is the habit of some anorexics.

The whole deal is annoying for a few reasons: Beside the clinking and smell, it is a daily reminder of the addiction experienced in my own family.

How do I deal with this. I just want to scream "GET HELP!"

Answer 1

maybe you can take out of the office the same time she eats at her desk .i know that u shouldn't have to leave but she doesn't know that you are ready to burst.is she allowed to eat at her desk.tell management.if that doesn't help get some pamphlets about the disease.maybe she will get offended that someone has figured her out and she will eat somewhere else where no one will see her eating

Answer 2

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Typically, eating at your desk is usually a sandwich type thing that does not smell. You might tell her that the food smells permeates all over the office. If necessary you might talk to the office manger/supervisor about the cutlery and smell.

Her issues, real or imagined by you, are none of your business unless she confides in you.

Answer 3

Your place of employment should have a rule that eating is not allowed at the desk. Perhaps you should suggest this.

Answer 4

Why do you want her to get help? Sounds like she's using her "condition" to get attention. Start asking her about once a week if she isn't gaining weight.

Answer 5

Tell her to get help nicely