Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Seattle, WA
My Girlfriend Has Bulimia - What Do I Do ? Posted: 06-11-07 14:57pm
Hi all,
My girlfriend has just informed me that
she has bulimia. I'm wondering what, if
anything, I can do to help. I always make
sure to tell her that she is beautiful,
not fat, etc. but it doesn't seem to help.
She has been bulimic for 4 years now, and
seems to know that it is not good for her.
She is currently seeing a therapist, but I
don't know if he/she is any good at
his/her job.
Thanks in advance,
Ben
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 06-12-07 02:55am
Hi, Ben.
You gotta understand her and be there for
her, even if you don't know why she feels
like that. One thing that helps me is when
people around me take to some place away
from food and so on, for a walk or just to
have fun.
It's gonna be hard, believe me. But I'm
here, if you need me! Just call!
has her therapist ever asked about you
coming to a session, when i was in therapy
and had a bf at the time she had asked him
to come into one of the sessions, so you
can better understand the disease and ways
to help. 4 yrs is a while to have it so
its gonna take a while to recover from it,
so dont think results are gonna happen
right away it can take a long time even a
yr or more. you just gotta be there for
her no matter what, sh eneeds someone to
support her through this because its a
really hard thing to overcome after having
it for so long.
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tatuk
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 8
Re: My Girlfriend Has Bulimia - What Do I Do ? Posted: 08-02-07 00:02am
i suggest to try and spend meal time with
her. dont make her have a bad relationship
with food . make her enjoy meal time
because i know that she doesnt . i have
had bulimia for 3 years and im recovering.
she did the same thing as me when i told
my mom . she opened up and told you . that
is a cry for help. whether it looked like
it or not . it was. and that means she
wants to stop it . who doesnt? bulimia is
horrible . i hate it . dont blame yourself
for anything , or why she feels a certain
a way even though you are trying to help
her. this wont help the situation because
then there are going to be two hopeless
people rather then a strong person helping
out as best as they can. ask her if you
can come with her for just one visit to
her therapist . when you have bulimia you
get depressed very fast and easily and
feel alone even though the ones you love
are close to you . having freinds around
helps alot. i hope this helps. if u have
any specific questions feel free to ask .
i have been through prolly everything she
has.
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jelly belly bean
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Scarborough
You Can Help Posted: 08-15-07 09:41am
i was once bulimic you need to keep an eye
on your girlfriend it will be rlly hard
for her to stop making herself puke bcoz
once you Bcum bulimic it's sota addictive
. when your with your girlfriend if she
eats sumthing then goes 2 da loo shez
probably gunna puke so tell her you r
going with her you dont have to go in the
loo with her but stand outside it sumtimes
it might mean you have to go into the
ladies loos but if you love her you'll do
it gd look ps just let her know that is
really upsettin u and she has to stop 4 u
okay other wise you might lose her you can
die frm bulimia you know, n she migh lose
u support her k xxxoooxxxoooxxx
