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Recovery 26w

lovergirl.femme

 how do you go about telling a close friend you have an eating disorder without having them treat you differently afterwards? I wanna tell one of my best friends in the whole world that this is going on but I don’t wanna ruin our friendship :(
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Anonymous 26w

I never had to physically tell my friends but they could just tell because I would pretend to make meals with the same “leftovers” for days and other odd behaviors I didn’t realize I was doing. I only started thinking I had a problem when they started asking me if I had anything to eat or to join them on campus and they would encourage me to eat more before we could leave.

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Anonymous 26w

i don’t think divulging vulnerable information will ruin ur relationship i think it’ll show them u trust them and if they are a worthy friend they will provide u with support and at least understanding :) id just tell em that u feel vulnerable but wanted them to know about it!

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Anonymous 26w

give me burger

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 26w

I only told one friend and it was when we were at the grocery store and she asked me why I wasn’t getting a lot I responded with something like “oh I really only eat one meal every other day and had small snacks on my days I’m more busy” thinking nothing of it and she then asked if I had an eating disorder I said “i think i might” My situation might be different because I was roommates with 4 of my closest friends so it was harder for me I hide and easier for them to notice

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 25w

that does make sense, even with the different situation. your friends sound like lovely folks!! ❤️

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 25w

thank you!! I plan on telling her soon, I just have to make sure it’s all said properly so she doesn’t act odd about it yk?

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