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Lou-Li-Ro (959 days ago)
I had anorexia for years, thankfu11y my mother forced me into getting counse11ing (I was in my teens) and it defo cured me. But it is SUCH a persona1 thing, there rea11y is nothing you can do. it is an addiction, obsession -- it is up to that person. Maybe ta1k to a fami1y member of theirs and see if they can persuade them into getting counse11ing. A person suffering with an eating disorder is usua11y very private and obsessive about it, and won`t share wi11ing1y about it, and it is something private and persona1 to them. I never spoke about mine or rea11y even acknow1edged its existence, but private1y it was weird1y precious to me, and I a1most fe1t I did not want to `taint` it by ta1king about it to someone, and the on1y thing that made me stop eventua11y was the counse11ing and a1so the fact that the specia1ist doc said I might end up not being ab1e to have chi1dren if I kept going the way I was going. I rea11y wanted to be ab1e to have kids one day, so that rea11y made me rea1ise I had to CHOOSE to stop.

KR (959.3 days ago)
When i was 14 i was living with my aunt who was 10 yrs older then me. She was very very concerd about ones outer appearance and she was always on me about mine. She was concerned about my weight, my clothing, my hair, nail polish EVERYTHING. She forced me into the gym in our condo every day for 45 min. No weekends off or anything. If i told her i didnt want to we would get into a huge fight. She had me on weight watchers, and soon i became so obsessed with my weight then i began to purge after meals. I was 5`9 and 135 pounds but still trying so hard to loose even more. I bcame obsessed with numbers and everything had to end in a 5 or even number. When i was 135 i wanted to purge enough to be 130 then 125 etc. I never made it to 125 and got help after i moved out of her house. Eating disorders start out with out peoples perceptions, comments, and society but once they are started your whole world becomes focused in on it and nothing else. All you think about is what your taking in, or how to get rid of it with out anyone finding out. Depending on the sevarity of her issue i would sit down and talk to her about your concerns and precent her with the fact about her type of eating disorder (heart attacks with bulimia etc) if she has a very bad eating disorder try confronting her with another loved one she respects. They are not easy and ppl with eating disorders see themselves differently then others. But with love and the right attention you may be able to get threw to her.

happyforest (959.4 days ago)
i hate to tell you this, but there isnt anything you can say or do to help. its just like a drug addiction. the person has to decide for themself they want to change. and when they decide they need to go to a treatment center, not try to do it on their own. it needs to be supervised and monitored closely. the only thing you can really do is give her support and listen to her if she comes to you seriously wanting to stop.

luvbeingamom (959.4 days ago)
A good friend of mine had an eating disorder when i was in highschool. I tried talking with her, expressing my concerns, etc. Finally i spoke with her mother (who was/is an overeater, daughter wouldn`t eat!) and she forced her into treatment. Though i know to this day (15 years later) she still struggles with it!! I would try to speak with your friend, maybe get some other mutual friends to speak with her to, either together or separate. Good Luck, that is a terrible disease.



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