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She has lost a lot of weight fast, I think she looks great but worried she might have unhealthy habits, she doesn’t eat at school cause she says she is on a fasting diet and can’t eat till dinner. I just hope she is ok but I don’t want to offend her
Thanks for reaching out to 2ndfloor. I am sorry to hear about your friend. Its sounds like she may be using food as a way of dealing with school or other stressors. Unfortunately, if unchecked these behaviors can lead to an eating disorder. An eating disorder is used as an unhealthy coping mechanism. I would suggest you refer her 2ndfloor so she can chat or speak with one of our support counselors. You can also let her know you are concerned and have her check out www.nationaleatingdisorders.org (http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org) You can also refer her to a school counselor and her parents for help. Please feel free to give your friend our number 888-222-2228 for further assistance. Feel free to contact us again anytime.
I’m so sorry this is something you are dealing with. But I think you are an amazing friend for your concern and reaching out to try and help her. Ultimately I think you should talk to her about her unhealthy eating habits and possibly educate her on the side effects of doing this and the harm it can cause go her long term. I understand you are worried about offending her but she could be harming her long term health and I feel it would be benificial to help her to contact resources in her community for healthy dieting habits.
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