Had a revelation today... (LONG)

[polly4711]

Andrea,

We have a lot in common. On a lighter note (I guess) my DBF and I will be going through this who moves where in a few months when I graduate from my Masters and this start up company that he works for may be moving. Please keep me posted on how you are doing!


I need your advice though as someone who has suffered from an ED. I am a resident assistant in a dorm and there is a girl who vomits all the time (see reminants of it in the toilet). The problem is that I dont know who she is (I can't figure if it's one of my residents or not) or if it's someone from another floor. We (staff members) have been on the look out, but it's not helpful.
is there anything that you wish that someone would have said to you or could have helped you more and sooner?

Good luck with everything... you can do it!!!! (my mom made it do it too!)

JP

[ASammy1]

Andrea,

We have a lot in common. On a lighter note (I guess) my DBF and I will be going through this who moves where in a few months when I graduate from my Masters and this start up company that he works for may be moving. Please keep me posted on how you are doing!


I need your advice though as someone who has suffered from an ED. I am a resident assistant in a dorm and there is a girl who vomits all the time (see reminants of it in the toilet). The problem is that I dont know who she is (I can't figure if it's one of my residents or not) or if it's someone from another floor. We (staff members) have been on the look out, but it's not helpful.
is there anything that you wish that someone would have said to you or could have helped you more and sooner?

Good luck with everything... you can do it!!!! (my mom made it do it too!)

JP

To be perfectly honest, it's probably not someone from your floor. In my experience, those with EDs try to hide it as much as possible and vomitting on one's own floor would be too obvious. Look for the girl with cuts on her knuckles (from sticking her fingers down her throat). Her teeth may be chipped because the acids in vomit weaken tooth enamel. Ask around. Her friends are probably worried about her too if they aren't doing it themselves. If you ask a girl if she's feeling ok or if she looks tired and she gets all defensive, CLUE! There is nothing anyone could have said to me other than a flat out intervention.

Good luck and keep me posted!