Serious question...Has anyone ever tried to help out a ....

[rhino1]

its a mental thing...body image disorder...she needs therapy most likely...

let me guess...she is already in good shape?

[VeraDeMilo]

its a mental thing...body image disorder...she needs therapy most likely...

let me guess...she is already in good shape?

Yep, thats what I was gonna say. Any nutritional or health advice you give will fall on def ears. Like Rhino said, it is a mental disorder that requires councelling. I dated two girls with this disorder. One for 3 years. And never knew she was doing it till the end of the relationship. looking back I should have known. She had burn marks on her knuckles from the stomach acid when she purged with her hand. and her back teeth all cracked and fell out from the decay due to the stomach acid. This girl was 5'4 and 110lbs with a great figure too. She developed a heart problem later on (at 21 years old).

Best thing to do, if you are somewhat close and met the family, contact her parents and tell them about her problem. Those are the only people that can "force" her to get help if she doesn't want to or see the need to.

[IronReload04]

Yep, thats what I was gonna say. Any nutritional or health advice you give will fall on def ears. Like Rhino said, it is a mental disorder that requires councelling. I dated two girls with this disorder. One for 3 years. And never knew she was doing it till the end of the relationship. looking back I should have known. She had burn marks on her knuckles from the stomach acid when she purged with her hand. and her back teeth all cracked and fell out from the decay due to the stomach acid. This girl was 5'4 and 110lbs with a great figure too. She developed a heart problem later on (at 21 years old).

Best thing to do, if you are somewhat close and met the family, contact her parents and tell them about her problem. Those are the only people that can "force" her to get help if she doesn't want to or see the need to.

Ya, That is exactly what I was afraid of, about "falling on def ears" which is exactly why i made this thread...



Thing is, I am not close to her at all, have only seen her ONCE outside of class. BUt, i cant explain it, I just feel so bad for these people. ANd what makes it worse is that I have the dietary knowedge that could wip somebody into shape in just a few months.

[IronReload04]

its a mental thing...body image disorder...she needs therapy most likely...

let me guess...she is already in good shape?

their is 2 of them. The one that did it in my presence, she really does have a about a legit 15-25 pounds that could easily come off. What is so sad, is that with 2-3 months of tight nutrition and dedicated workouts, this girl could be in amazing shape. But girls are just so clueless about physiology.

The other 1, who did not do it in my presense, but judging by the way she was handling the situation, probably does it to. She is a great looking girl, but actually needs to gain weight to look better.


I am just so puzzled by the whole thing. At the time that she did it, you would think she could have waited for the 2-3 hours after I left to keep it secretive. But since she did it knowing I would hear it, its almost like it could possibly be attention seeking. And if it is not attentnion seeking, then she really has a severe problem if she couldnt hold off just one time to keep it secretive. I am 75 percent sure all she ate was chicken. nothing else.

[VeraDeMilo]

their is 2 of them. The one that did it in my presence, she really does have a about a legit 15-25 pounds that could easily come off. What is so sad, is that with 2-3 months of tight nutrition and dedicated workouts, this girl could be in amazing shape. But girls are just so clueless about physiology.

The other 1, who did not do it in my presense, but judging by the way she was handling the situation, probably does it to. She is a great looking girl, but actually needs to gain weight to look better.


I am just so puzzled by the whole thing. At the time that she did it, you would think she could have waited for the 2-3 hours after I left to keep it secretive. But since she did it knowing I would hear it, its almost like it could possibly be attention seeking.

They have to do it right after they eat so none of that food is absorbed. The one i dated used to come out to eat with me and my family. We would go out for big pasta dinners. She would get up to "go to the bathroom" at least 5 times a meal. She later told me that she would throw up in each bathroom break

The attention thing is a possibility too

[IronReload04]

They have to do it right after they eat so none of that food is absorbed. The one i dated used to come out to eat with me and my family. We would go out for big pasta dinners. She would get up to "go to the bathroom" at least 5 times a meal. She later told me that she would throw up in each bathroom break

The attention thing is a possibility too

The only reason I think that is a possability. Because the room I was in was so goddamned close to the bathroom. YOu would think most people try to keep this extremely secretive. But she basically knew with 100 percent certainty that i would know that she did it. You would think maybe she could just pass one time. I am not sure all it was that she ate, but fairly sure it was just chicken.


thats really sad about the ex

[VeraDeMilo]

The only reason I think that is a possability. Because the room I was in was so goddamned close to the bathroom. YOu would think most people try to keep this extremely secretive. But she basically knew with 100 percent certainty that i would know that she did it. You would think maybe she could just pass one time. I am not sure all it was that she ate, but fairly sure it was just chicken.


thats really sad about the ex

Yeah it was. And then the other girl I dated with this problem was a sorority girl in college. I don't think her issue was psychological though. She just did it because all of her girlfriends did it. I lived in a house with her and 4 of her sorority sisters one summer. They would go out to eat and when they got home, they would all go in the bathroom together and take turns throwing up and holding eachothers hair. And then all come back out smiling and laughing.