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I’m annoyed that my anorexic friend constantly brags about how skinny she is, how fast she gets full, that she has lost 50 pounds, how much of a light weight drinker she is. I don’t even care about getting thinner, it’s just exhausting to be around her
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Anonymous 6d

as someone who struggled with anorexia, tell her. she may be having a hard time, but what she’s doing is selfish and harmful to herself and everyone around her and she needs to heard that

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Anonymous 6d

Idk if you feel this way at all but I had an extremely mentally ill friend I had to cut off, but before I did I felt like I would’ve been responsible for her spiraling by cutting things off. She has bipolar and BPD (I also have BPD so I get it) and she was medicated, but her therapist would enable her bad behavior, and she was exhausting bc she’d play the victim. I’m MUCH happier without her in my life and she’s fine without me

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Anonymous 6d

my friend does the same thing. but it’s more to make her feel better about herself. i bring up the fact that i want to go to the gym to work on my belly and she’ll say yeah me too even tho she’s so skinny she starves herself and then is like yeah i didn’t eat today haha or something like that

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Anonymous 6d

orange needs to stfu like literally you don’t know the whole story

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Anonymous 6d

so… stop being her friend? youre an adult you can make your own decisions..

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 6d

its just gonna confirm her eating disorder

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

I’m doing that. No need to be so offended.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

im not offended youre just acting like theres nothing you can do. be an adult

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

nobody’s offended lol they’re right

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

how? she’s only saying those things to confirm and validate her disorder. telling her to shut the fuck up and get help because the constant projection of her illness is exhausting at least sends the message that that behavior isn’t acceptable

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 6d

I’ve told her that it’s not a good thing to starve yourself, but nobody can force someone w an eating disorder to get better.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

you’re right, and that’s not your job either. i was really just referring to what you said in the post about the way she talks being exhausting. i feel like it may be important that she hear that from somebody at some point, it’s selfish and unfair for her to project her illness into conversation like that

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 6d

Well she has gone to therapy, so hopefully that helps

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

obviously its not working

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 6d

I hope that falling out was maybe a wake up call for her. She’s engaged now and she seems to be doing better, but that’s all just social media so who knows.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 6d

Yeah it’s awkward because I just stare at her. What am I supposed to say to that?

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 6d

again, youre an adult. why are you acting like youre in middle school and have to stay friends bc yall have the same class.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

You don’t know the whole story. Jesus shut up.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

learned helplessness

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 6d

you mean #1? i dont need to know the whole story. youre an adult. if youre friend being anorexic bothers you then stop being friends. simple as that.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

Yeah everything is so simple for you. Good job. You’re so morally superior!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

it’s not the anorexia it’s the fact that she knows and doesn’t do anything about and just is fishing for comments how would you like it if someone close to you did that

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 6d

i wouldn’t like it, so i would stop talking to them because im an adult. duh??

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

no adults fix problems not run away and that’s what you do

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 6d

cant fix someone who clearly doesnt wanna be fixed. if you genuinely stay and they dont change then youre just finding comfort in your own misery. youte even finding comfort in THEIR misery.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

they are young so of course i’m going to stay and help. so shut yiur mouth because you’re wrong. you need the whole story so stop giving your opinion out because tbh it never matters

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 6d

sounds like im right

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