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I just read a post that a girls sister is anorexic, and she wants to help. as a former anorexic myself i know that i didn't want help. i just wanted some sort of control in my life. like most anorexics the real issue starts with somewhere other than with food. i would suggest just being there. get her out and doing things, new things. anorexics are all about routines so if you can get her to try something new that will help in other areas. also try to talk to her about what is really going on. why does she feel the need to suddenly change. i know i shut my family out for most of the time, and its just because i felt nobody understood. i think just letting her know you are there can be the biggest help. i am now very healthy and it is hard to realize what i put my family through during those years of anorexia. stand by her. let her know she isn't in this alone.
what got me through was my family. they didn't understand why i was doing what i was doing, but they were always there for me. sometimes i got annoyed because i felt like they were all watching me but i am alive now because my family cared
re: how to help someone who is anorexic
Date: Fri, 2007-11-16 04:31
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