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[Traceve]

Doesn't your consellor have patient-doctor confidentiality?!

I dont know, I thought she did but last week she told my dad some of the things I told her. So I dont want to tell her in case she tells him. I only see her once a fortnight anyway.

[MarMar]

1. Find out!

(2). If she does - let someone, her supervisor, someone, know!

3. Get a new consellor!

[Traceve]

I will have a word to her about it but, I dont want to change consellors as I really do like the one I see at the moment.

Thanks Mar

[MarMar]

Hope you'll be able to work it out with her - the chemistry between you and the counsellor/therapist/psychiatrist is really important!

[belleamy]

I need advice. I'm always staying in and i really want to get out and join one of the gangs around the place but i don't know how to get into a gang. Any help would be appreciated

[Tamxxx]

I really need help, two of my online friends are vomiting intentionally and I fear they might have an eating disorder, one of them are going on about that she feels fat, even when shes not and cant eat normally, she has given up food and I can see from the way she talks that she is developing symptoms, its so hard because no matter how much positive input i say to them it doesnt work, how do you actually get through the minds of a bulimic, and anorexic person?

[swfc]

I really need help, two of my online friends are vomiting intentionally and I fear they might have an eating disorder, one of them are going on about that she feels fat, even when shes not and cant eat normally, she has given up food and I can see from the way she talks that she is developing symptoms, its so hard because no matter how much positive input i say to them it doesnt work, how do you actually get through the minds of a bulimic, and anorexic person?

I had a friend who is anorexic and bullimic. I admit that it's very hard to get through to them. I got through to her, at least I hope I did, by sending her an email telling her that she did not need to make herself not eat and that she need not make herself throw up by telling her about what a great person she is and that she didn't need to do any of this to make her feel special, loved, etc... etc... I remember telling her that I would be there for her no matter what and that she is such a great friend and that I don't want her to die.

I remembered asking her to ask herself why is she doing what she is doing as there must be a reason behind it apart from being afraid of being fat. There could be a possibility that something happened to have triggered all of this and if you find out what it is, then maybe you might be able to help her. I also told her that she'd be making everyone around her worry heaps about her because of what she was doing to herself as it also affects the people around her. I remembered asking her what was the point of ber being thin and unhealthy and would she be satisfied if she was as thin as a stick?

I guess the main thing is to just be there for your friends and make sure that they know it but it's also good to find out why they are doing what they are doing because there's always a reason behind every action people take. I hope this helps.

[Cal]

This is really weird to ask, but does anybody know how to gain weight fast?

Over the last month and a half, I've lost One and a Half stone. I've gone to the doctor because I was getting really sick, she gave me anti-biotics. They didn't work. She also gave me sachets to put into my drinks, to replace everything I've been losing. Didn't work. I'm going back to her tomorrow after school.

I've gone very thin, and I want to gain weight. Today I went out for lunch. I got the biggest portion of food imaginable, and I ate it.... Ignoring the mouth and stomach pains. It didn't help because it didn't stay in my stomach for long.

I was going to buy Milkshakes that make you gain weight really fast. They have 3000 Calories and 300g of fat in them, but the thing is ..... I can't eat dairy products at the moment, they make me feel ill.

So, does anybody know how I can gain weight really fast without eating Dairy?

Thanks.

[katya]

I always feel like I've gained a stone after eating bread.

But you should be asking your doctor this, because she can give you advice on the healthiest stuff to eat to gain weight, and she'll hopefully be able to get the cause of your problem. Maybe you have a stomach ulcer?

[Cal]

That's what dad thinks I have...

Thanks for the advice.