georgiamay
October 5th, 2010, 12:44 PM
Basically, I have a close friend that's been recovering from an ED for the last 7 or 8 months. She's been doing really well. She's been eating foods in front of people, and from what I understand, keeping it down. She's even started eating more fatty foods like chocolate, and she even had a McDonalds meal every 2 or 3 months if we went to town. Everyone thought she was one the way to completely recovering.
But over the last 2 weeks, I've noticed that she's started making a bigger thing about eating. Before, she would make eating a HUGE thing infront of people so they wouldn't suspect anything, and then she'd go and throw it up.
She's either been not eating, or making a big deal over eating, and then disappearing off to the toilets for a few minutes.
I don't think anyone else has noticed, but I was the one that noticed it last time and convinced her to get help. I was there for her the whole time, and she talked to me about how she felt when she ate etc. But now she won't talk to me about it all. She won't talk about anything involving feelings, or any of that "deep" stuff.
I'm starting to worry about her. She's behaving the way she used to when she was anorexic/bulimic before, and I'm worried she might be relapsing. But she's pulling away from me quite a lot now. She knows that I spot these things, and she doesn't want me to notice again, so she's stopped talking to me as much. We still talk, but only in large groups. She's avoiding one to one's with me.
If I'm wrong about this and I ask her about it, She'll lose all faith in me. I don't know what to do, should I ask her about it? And what do I say if I am wrong?
But over the last 2 weeks, I've noticed that she's started making a bigger thing about eating. Before, she would make eating a HUGE thing infront of people so they wouldn't suspect anything, and then she'd go and throw it up.
She's either been not eating, or making a big deal over eating, and then disappearing off to the toilets for a few minutes.
I don't think anyone else has noticed, but I was the one that noticed it last time and convinced her to get help. I was there for her the whole time, and she talked to me about how she felt when she ate etc. But now she won't talk to me about it all. She won't talk about anything involving feelings, or any of that "deep" stuff.
I'm starting to worry about her. She's behaving the way she used to when she was anorexic/bulimic before, and I'm worried she might be relapsing. But she's pulling away from me quite a lot now. She knows that I spot these things, and she doesn't want me to notice again, so she's stopped talking to me as much. We still talk, but only in large groups. She's avoiding one to one's with me.
If I'm wrong about this and I ask her about it, She'll lose all faith in me. I don't know what to do, should I ask her about it? And what do I say if I am wrong?