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DemonHunterDonation

PostPosted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:18 pm


Does anyone in here have anorexia? CAn you give me some advice? My best friend just got diagnosed with it, and she's lost like 6 lbs. in 2 days. THIS IS BAD! Her mom said that if she lost anymore weight from two days ago, till now, she'd be put in the hospital. She also may have bi-polar.. I don't want to lose her.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:31 pm


You might try going through the "eating disorders, addiction, and self-harm thread"

http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=633122


While I haven't had anorexia, one of my friends was becoming increasingly close to this disorder a few years ago, so I know how scary it is to watch some one going through this.

Stay strong, be there for your friend if she needs some one to talk to. If you feel that you yourself need some one to talk to about her situation, try you family, other friends, or a teacher/consuelor, or even some one here online. Though I would go to people you know better first.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:28 am


I don't have anorexia but I do have an eating disorder so I can understand a little where you're coming from.

A lot of people with eating disorders the problem runs a lot deeper than just not wanting to get fat. If she's had some hard times in the past or dealing with hard times now she might be taking it out on herself. Some people become anorexic because they want to be in control so they take over how much food they eat and what size they want to be but it often spins out of crontrol.

Also if she has struggled with her weight in the past then she might think enough is enough I need to do this.

You need to find out what triggered her eating disorder and help her with that to make her better again.
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