How can I help her get over this? she wants to stop and she wants help but she's afraid to tell her mom. Do you have any numbers or any ideas how i can help her?
2007-07-14 11:50:06 · 6 answers · asked by love_alw_693 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
You are a good friend for wanting to help. You alone can not help her get over this. She is going to need help from a professional. She is going to need to tell her mom, or maybe you could help her do this. Look at this website. Bulimia is serious and she could die if she doesn't stop.
Good luck.
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/eating_disorder_treatment.htm
2007-07-14 12:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by Lady J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
regardless of whether or not your friend shares this with her mom, she MUST get help. bulimics suffer a wide range of medical complications from their eating disorders, even more so then most anorexics. usually eating disordered behavior results from depression, anxiety, or some other mental issues. please do not try to fix your friend's eating disorder on your own. leave it to the professionals. even better, get your friend's mother involved. the best thing you can do right now is to support your friend to tell her mother, but don't force her. if getting help from mom isn't an option, take her to a school counselor or another adult you trust. the key is to get her help immediately. not only does she need some form of help mentally, but eating disorders (ESPECIALLY bulimia) take a toll on the body.
also, try not to comment on your friend's eating behaviors or body image. these comments are very difficult for a bulimic person to tolerate... and keep in mind that eating disorder patients are some of the most difficult to help. instead of asking why she ate something and threw it up, try asking her how she feels... if there's something bothering her or something she needs to get off her chest. you'd be surprised... eating disorders are just used as a mask for negative emotions and help some people express those emotions... best of luck to you. you're a great friend for trying to help her. she's lucky to have you.
2007-07-14 19:02:12 · answer #2 · answered by ami08248 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your friend has taken the first step. She has admitted she has a problem. It took me 8 year to realize it. Is it possible for you to talk to your mom about it?
The best thing for you to do as a friend is listen to her. There is something going on inside her head and she is going to feel shame.
I wish you the best of luck with helping her. I wish I had someone that I could confide in when I needed.
2007-07-14 20:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by under pressure 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Below is a site that might help you better understand what your friend is doing to herself and how you might help her. I can't tell how serious this has become, but she probably needs to tell her mom that she has a problem. I'm glad that she does have a good friend to share with, and I applaud you for trying to help.
2007-07-14 19:08:36 · answer #4 · answered by Tom K 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Teen Line hotline: (310) 855-HOPE, (818) 432-2266, (951) 826-4673 or (800) TLC-TEEN (toll-free in California only) which is open from 6pm to 10pm PST every night
http://www.teenlineonline.org/
hope this helps :)
2007-07-14 19:06:04 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
search google for the number.
i hope she get's better.
poor thing.
2007-07-14 18:55:55 · answer #6 · answered by jEfFeRsOnAiRpLaNe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋