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Friend's eating problems
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Hi everyone, just wanting a bit of advice. I'm in my first year of uni, and one of my new friends has just confided in me that she suffers from bulemia (she's dropped hints about it on and off, but she's only just actually said it). She's doing all the sensible things, like going to the doctors/talking to her personal tutor/looking at counselling etc, but I just want to know the best way for me to help her. I had a really good chat with her, and I think it was a relief for her just to talk about it, but I want to help her as much as possible. I know people on here suffer from eating problems, or have experience of dealing with them, so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Tates x
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i had a friend who was bulimic all of last year and it started to really stress me out cos i always trying to do something to help or say something and it ended up that i was getting upset cos i could do anything to help her which in turn made her feel bad and made things worse. my friend is on her way to getting better but i always ask how shes doing and if shes done it this week, she finds it helps to be accountable to someone. just be very sensitive about weight and food issues, we all complain sometimes that we've eaten too much or we want to lose weight and sometimes we dont realise that other people are really suffering, just be her friend.
Take care of yourself above all in this.
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The worst would be her to tell you, and that you'd then in fear of hurting her would seem as if you were ignoring it.
Good luck