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Eating disorder? Ive posted this on another page. Thought there maybe someone on here for advice too.

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Hello,

I hope someone is out there to help with some advice for a friend and please no judging with what I need to say.

She is mid twenties and for the last few months her thoughts of weight loss have spiralled out of control!

It’s like she is now obsessed and cant stop, she said although she sounds so selfish, it’s like She doesn’t want to stop either?!

Where to even start!

Firstly she feels disgusting, looks in the mirror and just sees a fat, ugly person staring back. She started by cutting calories, drinking more water etc. Then before she knew it had cut all carbs and sugars out completely, until finding herself drinking a dissolved stock cube for dinner! She can go days with no food, and get a buzz from the feeling of an empty stomach, the control over the thought of winning and getting thin! She weighs herself 15+times a day, takes measurements with a tape measure daily and writes results into a diary. Shes honestly hooked. She has avoided going to meals with family and friends just so she dosent have to eat. She said she gets a kick also from cooking her partner his dinners, like a feeling of accomplishment knowing she will not be eating it after. counts calories like she never imagined, walks miles daily to burn off every calorie and to be in a minus for the day.

She said she’s never binged as her will power and determination is so high, however have made herself sick a handful of times if she feels she has eaten too many calories (300-400 cal) said she never ever thought she would do something like this, but the satisfaction after was amazing. She even weighs herself during being sick until the scale says the weight that it was previously at before eating! She also finds herself laying there in bed late at night on the internet looking at pics of thin women telling herself “that will be me”

Shes lost roughly 3 stone in 6 weeks, but says its just not enough, has no goal weight other than to be thin, it’s got such a control over her. She’s told me she dosent see herself stopping and dosent want help or to stop.

She has no idea how It got to this, She won’t speak to any other family or friends so that’s why I’ve come here.

She is an average weight. But I know something isn’t right.

Please be kind.

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Good morning Cmh1502 and welcome to this caring community. I too am very concerned for your friend but it is good that she has confided in you as it's is a start. It shows that she realises that there is a big problem and she is reaching out for help. Can you advice her to see her GP or go with her perhaps?

Also I have put website address and general information below for you and your friend. I hope she gets help soon and please stay on our community and let us all know how she and you are doing.

Can any of our lovely members relate to this post please? Thank you and the very best wishes to everyone.

MAS Nurse.

b-eat.co.uk email to -help@b-eat.co.uk

Helplines operate 3pm - 10pm 365 days a year. Adult helpline - 0808 801 0677. Youth helpline - 0808 801 0711. Information on all eating disorders, support, self help groups.

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