How do I help my girlfriend from developing an eating disorder
I’m 15 and my girlfriend is 14. She has a thyroid problem which causes her to gain a lot of weight and she has always talked about how she feels fat but she’s never done anything really bad. She also has really bad anxiety and depression from a traumatic experience that she had a few years ago. Tonight she told me that found something to deal with her weight and it made her feel a lot better but she didn’t tell me what it was. About an hour later she told me that she had starved herself all day and since she told me that (about 5 hours ago, it’s currently 1 am) she keeps drinking water and throwing it up to try and get everything out of her stomach. I got really upset at the time and it made things really bad between us but I have since calmed down and I’m trying to be there for her but it’s really making me worried about her. A few minutes ago she told me that she was grabbing a notebook to write down her “progress” and I’m concerned that she is going to make a habit of this and develop bulemia. I’m trying to tell her that there are healthier ways to deal with it and that I’m really worried about her but she keeps insisting that she’s okay and she’s telling me to just go to sleep. The biggest problem is that I don’t know what else I can do. I live in Alberta, Canada and she lives in Illinois, United States so I can only talk to her online. Another problem is that she can’t go to her parents because they are really unsupportive of her and they would just get mad at her. I just really don’t know what to do and I really need help.