How to tell my friend she needs to stop dieting?
A friend of mine has been dieting for a year now and we haven’t seen her eat any carbohydrates for breakfast or lunch since then.
Two weeks ago, she drew a mark on to her arm (with a pen, not that important) and the mark still hasn’t vanished yet. Her skin looks very pale and unhealthy.
She’s very touchy about the subject of weight.
How would you suggest us to get her to eat properly again?
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if she refuses to stop dieting then try to get her to eat better things, like plenty of fruits and veggies, as well as protein, also she needs to be taking her daily vitamins or she will become deficient.
leave her alone if the subject upsets her so much then don’t bother with it.
she has an eating disorder. she may not think so. this has turned into an obsession.
You don’t say how old this person is. If she’s an adult, then presumably nobody’s in a position to drag her to the doctor. She’s obviously suffering from anorexia nervosa, which is a mental illness. http://www.medicinenet.com/anorexia_nervosa/article.htm
She is likely to be admitted to hospital if this goes on. Most of us would want to avoid such an eventuality if we could. The problem is, while you see someone ill and scrawny, she sees someone quite plump when she looks in the mirror and she can’t understand why you’re fussing so much. Perhaps you need to lure someone in the medical profession to see her if she is not willing to seek advice herself.
I once worked with a male suffering from this disorder (it’s mainly females) and he looked like a little old man, although he was middle aged. As soon as he reached 50, he was made to retire early on medical grounds.