What do you say to someone with bulimia?!
Question: What do you say to someone with bulimia.?
My friend is talking to me about her bulimia. I don't know what I should say to her. I don't want to make her uncomfortable, but I don't think what she's doing is right and I want to help her. I just don't know what to say. She lives in a different state than I do, so there's not much I can really do to help her. She seems to know what she's doing is wrong, but she said she "doesn't care right now."Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Just listen to her - let her know your there for her. And that you care. It can really make all the different..
Learn about bulimia, knowing about it might help you understand more about the illness...
Hears some tips that i found on the internet that might help...
Ways to help
If your friend or relative has an eating problem they will eventually have to get professional help and support, from a doctor or other health professional such as the practise nurse or a school/college nurse.
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You might want to encourage them to go and speak to someone. You could even go with them for support if they wanted you to.
But there are things you can do. You are already doing a great job by finding out ways to help and support them, it really shows that you care. You may have noticed that your friend has changed. They may no longer go out or seem to want to be included in things.
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Your friend might act like they don't want to hang around with you anymore or to be included in things. Keep trying to include them in stuff just like before. Even if they don
Learn about bulimia, knowing about it might help you understand more about the illness...
Hears some tips that i found on the internet that might help...
Ways to help
If your friend or relative has an eating problem they will eventually have to get professional help and support, from a doctor or other health professional such as the practise nurse or a school/college nurse.
*
You might want to encourage them to go and speak to someone. You could even go with them for support if they wanted you to.
But there are things you can do. You are already doing a great job by finding out ways to help and support them, it really shows that you care. You may have noticed that your friend has changed. They may no longer go out or seem to want to be included in things.
*
Your friend might act like they don't want to hang around with you anymore or to be included in things. Keep trying to include them in stuff just like before. Even if they don
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