How to help someone with an eating disorder

In this video, Dr. Daniel Gih discusses how to help someone who has an Eating Disorder.

The University of Michigan Comprehensive Eating Disorders Program provides individualized, compassionate, evidence-based care for patients age 8-24 with eating disorders.

We recognize that eating disorders are complicated illnesses caused by genetic, psychological and psychosocial factors, and that neither our patients nor their families are responsible for having developed an eating disorder.

Our program was designed to honor the importance of families in the recovery process, and is built on the principles of family-based treatment, also known as the Maudsley Approach, adapted for both partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient treatment settings.

We provide a safe and therapeutic environment where nutritional restoration and behavior change can occur. Our focus is to help patients, families, and others recognize their own strengths and empower them to take control of symptoms.

[slayqueen]

My best friend who has been my best friend as long as I can remember has been there for me through thick and thin and about a year ago she started to stop eat and every time she would even take a bite outta something she would go throw it up. I brakes my heart. I’ve told her that it’s got good for her and it can do damage to her body but she doesn’t care. I really really want to help her and I’ve been trying to find a video for months to help me out. Can someone help me please?

[yoonakim]

My best friend eats just 2 apples a day, I need help😢

[justamy]

my mom has this shit, i am scared of losing her

[svgnna]

I've been suffering from eating disorder for most of my life. One time, I was eating and mom told me if I eat more I will look like a cow. I literally dropped the food and walked out and know what she said? "That kid is abnormal."

[ParallelWellness]

Thanks for the point about not giving up on your loved one, repeating encouraging them to seek treatment.

[AEIOURKSW]

My best friend messaged me that she is in the hospital because of her lack of eating it started at school when she wouldn’t eat lunch and now I feel bad for not giving her mine when she asked for some I just want her to be healthy and she is beautiful like gorgeous but she hates herself idk what to do but I am trying to help her and I struggle with major depression so I understand that getting help is hard and hell I’ve had an eating disorder but I need to help her

[mymoodsinmyprofilpicture]

To everyone it’s so kind and right to try helping people with they eating disorder, but please also take care at yourself. Because if you aren’t careful you can sit in the same boat and it’s very bad for you mental health. Stay safe you all. 🙏🏻

[maddie]

Today I confronted my friend about this because he wasn’t eating and he was working out so much that it was so unhealthy.Im thirteen and he’s twelve so it’s hard for us just because this is a super awkward age.to see him struggle and see him in pain I couldn’t anymore.if anyone has advice on how I should help him plz share I just want my friend to be happy and be healthy he has such a kind heart and I would kill me if I knew he was struggling and I didn’t to everything I could to help him

[roblox_creeper]

I have been through an eating Disorder throughout most of my life. My friends tried to help me, but I ignored them. I now see what I have done was wrong, but I thought it was RIGHT..

[mocca]

I show eating disorder behaviour ( I starve then binge then purge but have not yet been diagnosed with anything - I'm seeing a doctor tomorrow 😑) and I just threw up the food I just had then went to get more and when I was heading back to my room my mum gave me a dirty look, I said " what? " And she said " throwing up then eating then throwing up - it's such a pain, it's disgusting " I chucked the food away and ran up to my room crying

[someoneyoudontknow]

I noticed that my friend lost a lot of weigh and i was so worried about her but didn’t say anything. Today she told me that she has ed and now i can’t stop thinking about her and worrying about her... i’ve had ed too so i know how bad it can be

[haha_horses]

My friend has anorexia and I don't know what to do I use to self harm and I hated how people would always ignore me so I really want to help her and not just ignore her or just forget about it because I don't know what to do about it I really want to help her but I have no idea how.



Update : I talked with her and I'm going to go to the counsellor and organize a session for her and I asked her if she wanted me to come with her and she said yes.

[Groovygal]

I told my therapist about my anorexic twin and she told me to stop trying bc I was “probably hurting her more than I was helping”. Now a few weeks have passed of following her advice and we just got back from the ER. She’s 100 lb 5’9 and has gastritis. I wish I wouldn’t have listened.

[frisken]

my friend, sivert, has a bad case of eating disorder. he only drinks monster and eats tomatos. what can i do to help

[Angelic._.Sinner]

My friend hasn't eaten for like 1 month and she feels worse and worse. Her best friends are just forcing her to eat and my teachers to. She also cuts herself gets bullied and she is scared to go home due to the problems with her familie. I feel so bad for her and I have a feeling I just cant help her no matter what I say or do. The worst thing of it all is that my school knows all this AND SAYS NOTHING TO HER MOTHER she knows nothing about whats happening, I wish I could just tell her Mother about whats going on...

My friend is also so open about it and answheres all my questions but when I ask her why she doesnt eat she just says 'mind your own business' it really breaks my heart

[shylapiper]

I don't know how to help my friends (lets call her Charlotte because I don't wanna use Real names) Charlotte has untreated afrid and barely eats.but luckily she does eat some food at school, but I have two other friends who don't eat any food at a school and (we'll call them Jane and ben) jane hasn't gotten her period since November last year which is really worrying( and Charlotte hasn't gotten hers in three months)I did manage talk to max about it and he hasn't brought food to school for 8 months (not sure about Jane and I'm most worried about her) we are only 13-14 and they all don't wanna get help because they're too scared but idk how to try to help them all.

[Anna-sxhb]

I am so worried about my friend. But I just don't know how to help her. Can someone please tell me how to help her. She pukes after she eats and she feels guilty. Also, her mom is going to make a food she is scared of and she is not looking forward to it. I've said lots of positive things to her. I really want to help her.. I'm worried..

[pandaplay]

Guys I REALLY need your help
The girl I'm talkin to rn is so gorgeous yet she literally doesn't eat for days (she said the limit is 50cal) and I'm trying so hard to help but it hurts so much to see her talk bad about her body

[Zelliaaa]

i think my bf is struggling bc all he eats is cucumber and ice, i want to help him so badly but idk how but i love him sm and i dont want him to go through that so i want to help but idk how :( i told him that hes perfect and that he wont be fat if he eats proper food but i want to help him more :(
i think he ate a bagel yesterday but im rly worried abt him and i js want him to be okay

[whityztrack]

My friend has it and im so so sad that i have no info to help😔