I THINK MY FIREND IS IN TROUBLE
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I THINK MY FIREND IS IN TROUBLE
| Fri, 03-31-2006 - 2:45pm |
MY FRIEND/BOSS IS 24. SHE JUST RECENTLY GOT ONTO A RESERVE PROGRAM WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHE IS PROBABLY ABOUT 150 OVER WEIGHT. WE ARE PRETTY GOOD FRIENDS. SHE CAME TO ME ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND SAID THAT SHE HAD A PROBLEM AND THOUGHT THAT I WOULD KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WELL IT TURNS OUT THAT I DIDN'T BECAUSE I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ANY EATING DISORDERS. SOME OF THE GUYS AT WORK WOULD GIVE HER A HARD TIME ABOUT WHAT SHE WAS EATING BECAUSE SHE WOULD ALWAYS TALK ABOUT GOING TO THE GYM AND GOING ON A DIET. SHE SAID THAT SHE STARTING TO PURGE WHEN THEY WOULD MAKE HER FEEL BAD ABOUT WHAT SHE WAS EATING. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK SHE SAID. THEN SHE SAID THAT IT GOT TO THE POINT THAT WHEN SHE ATE LUNCH AND DINNER SHE WOULD PURGE. BUT SHE CLAIMS SHE DOESN'T WANT TO. THAT IT HAPPENS AND SHE CANT STOP IT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE. SHE SAYS AFTER SHE EATS SHE TRIES TO KEEP BUSY AND GET HER MIND ON SOMETHING ELSE BUT THEN SHE ENDS UP FEELING SICK AND THEN SHE GOES TO THE BATHROOM AND PURGES WHATEVER SHE JUST ATE. WHEN IM NOT AT WORK I KINDA FORGET UNTILL I COME TO WORK AND SEE IT. SHES NOT AFRAID OF TELLING ANYONE OF US (HER EMPLOYEES) WE ALL KNOW THAT SHES DOING THIS BECAUSE SHE TELLS US. I AM TOTALLY CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT IS EXACLTY GOING ON. SHE TELLS US WHAT SHE LIKES TO THROW UP BECUASE IT COMES OUT THE SAME WAY IT WENT DOWN. ALMOST IN A JOKING MATTER. IT REALLY FREAKS ME OUT BECAUSE I DONT SEE HOW ANYONE CAN DO THIS AND I WANT TO HELP HER BUT I DONT KNOW HOW TO. I THINK SHE THINKS THAT THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE SHES NOT DOING IT TO HERSELF ITS JUST THE FACT THAT SHE GETS SICK AND SHE CANT HELP IT. HELP! HAS ANYONE HEARD OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN THE PAST?

The fact that she is telling you tells me she is reaching out for help. You can be there to listen. You can help distract her after lunch. She may have to learn to feel a little queasy but it will pass and so will the urge to purge. You yourself and maybe she could check out websites like www.mirror-mirror.org or www.something-fishy.org
That's all I can suggest at this time.
Hi there cool chick,
The websites that Amanda has posted are very good.
~Diana~