My friend has just told me that she's learned how to puke. She intends to do it everyday. I've told her that eating disorders are not to be played with, but she reasons that since she'll only do it once a day (only my @ss) and that eating disorders are only a "lifestyle choice". I am seriously freaked. How do I convince her that there's a serious problem going on? She thinks that this is a balanced diet choice.

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She may get skinny, but she will not be healthy or even healthy looking. She says once a day, but that'll turn into once every meal.

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let her learn the hard way......wen i was small i used to play with candle flame by drifting my hands across it.......but 1 day my mom took my hand and put it on the flame for a few secs.....then i stopped doing so....the best way to learn is experience 😮

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tell her this.
Every time you throw up, the stomach acid leaks into the lungs and causes damage to the lungs which will lead to multiple lung problems later on. It'll also thin the mucus lining in the throat which would be a really bad.
and starving will actually make you fatter not skinnier
tell her not to make such a rash/stupid decision. Your body will start to shut down and start to store fat cells because their panicking that they aren't going to get food. It could lead to brain damage (and it will lead to heart problems) depending on her age and the severity of her starvation diet.
Theres also a higher risk of getting heart problems and such with anorexia and starvation diets
tell her that If you get exactly 7 1/2 hours every single day for years then over the years you'll gradually lose weight
Freak her out with these things, it is a lifestyle choice but a very dangerous/deadly one.
many people die from eating disorders. Throwing up is no better that starving yourself to death. There's no point in eating if she's going to throw up and damage more of her organs than not eating.

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Along with everything else already stated...

By doing this she could permanently damage her metabolic processes. As in, her bodies ability to burn fat would become stunted-- so even if early on she loses weight, later in life she will gain weight and never be able to put it off.

Don't feel scared to tell her how stupid her idea is.

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She'll just become a skinny fat person.

She'll start losing weight... mostly muscle but a little fat. And as the heart is a muscle, it will start to deteriorate as well. She will also start to retain fat in places other than her abdomen.
Her teeth will start to erode and will probably loose a few teeth. Her lips will eventually start to crack and bleed.

Tell her to stop what she's doing, because she probably already started purging everyday before she even told you. Then, go to her parents to have them take her to a psychologist that deals with eating disorders.

Also, if she does not get help and she does not stop, you will have to stop seeing her. She will become an overall unpleasant person to be around, and she will take you down with her... emotionally and physically as her mental health deteriorates.

And no, you will not be able to help her. This kind of thing needs immediate attention from a mental health professional.

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wenbo, youre such a great friend!!
aside from telling her all the things that are already stated above me.. it will also help to be there with her through the tough times.. because as far as i know, people who dont have problems wont resort to this eating disorders.. so just be there for her and tell her that shes beautiful just the way she is.. 🙂

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let her learn the hard way......wen i was small i used to play with candle flame by drifting my hands across it.......but 1 day my mom took my hand and put it on the flame for a few secs.....then i stopped doing so....the best way to learn is experience 😮

That's not an experience of your own. Your mom is messed up.

Thanks for all the responses, facts, and help, guys!

So I've been worried about her for a while, because for a while now she would go on and on about losing weight. She was slightly chubby in grade 6, but now she's a completely normal weight.

I'm not in the same school as her anymore, so I have no way of telling what she's doing actually. I think the biggest problem is that she thinks eating disorders aren't a big deal. Actually, her new crowd might be a horrible influence. Druggie boyfriends and the like. While I'm seriously worried and am totally ready to be there for her, if she's not willing to be helped, I'm afraid there's not much I can do. Toto makes a good point, and as much as I hate it I'm going to abide by it as well. I can't sacrifice my own school life or self-esteem for her.

@ajcoolim107: Um... that's a whole different level of "hard". I'd rather not wait until she starts growing stomach ulcers to let her "learn"?

You mean ajcoolim... not Havoccc.

Again, remember the seek "immediate attention from a mental health professional" part.

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Oops. Yea, I meant ajcoolim107. Sorry!

As for seeking immediate mental health, that's a tricky situation. As I said, I'm not around her very often and have no way of telling what's actually happening. She might (though if this is true I will shoot someone) severely over-exaggerating to me. She's only told me yesterday, I'd rather try to see what's really going on than play Chicken Little.