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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just learned a friend is anorexic. 
And I’ve learned there was a lot of lying about the past.  (Unexplained absences, many doctor visits, hospital stays, etc.)

Personality is very consistent with many other anorexics.

How many people have been able to maintain a functional relationship with an anorexic, whether a work or family or friend relationship?

I’ve heard it’s much like borderline personality disorder.[/quote]

Wow, are you saying that you would dump a friend because she has a disease?  That's pretty horrible.  Like I could dump you as a friend because you're obtuse and unkind?  Scratch that...I would dump you because of those things.

Yes, I have known people who battle a food disorder.  No, I would not dump them as a friend because of that.  Yikes.  People like you, OP, are the problem.[/quote]

She isn't. She's making the choices everyone is allowed to make.

If you have a friend who is putting you at risk, what kind of a friend is that? About 1 in 5 US Americans have mental health problems. More than that are struggling in their lives for other reasons. If they don't feel up to the challenge of supporting someone with an eating disorder -- and depending on the case, it can be quite a challenge -- then they shouldn't feel they have to be a martyr.

Your problem is not someone else's problem. [/quote]

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