How can I help a friend after I caught her on a pro ana site?

[Anonymous]

I've been letting my friend stay with me for a while until she gets back on her feet. She uses my laptop from time to time. She works midnights, and I work days so we only see each other on weekends. I don't know much about how much she eats. I do know she is too thin. I also found a pro ana website in my history, and she visits it frequently.

I don't know how to help her or how to even bring it up.

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For those who don't know, pro ana sites are websites to get tips on how to be anorexic.

[Azara]

you do not get tips on how to 'be' anorexic. you get tips on how to lose weight. not everyone who loses weight is anorexic and not everyone who is anorexic loses weight.

Anorexia is A lack or loss of appetite for food (as a medical condition).

Anorexia nervosa is a obsessive compulsive disorder with cognitive processing patterns tendencies similar to those found with individuals with autism.

its pathetic when there are pathological-wannabes.

[kheserthorpe]

While that's all true, some users of pro-ana websites are anorexic, and are swapping ideas with each other on how to hide or fuel their anorexic impulses.

[Asker]

This didn't answer my question. It was pointless for you to have even responded.

[BertMacklinFBI]

what is pro ana? is it (NSFW)? I wanna know before I search it up, im at work lol.

[Asker]

It's pro anorexia. People go to those sites to get tips on how to be anorexic.

[BertMacklinFBI]

oooh okay. wow seriously? who wants to be that? damn. well you can explain to her all the negative side effects of being an anorexic, and show her all the disgusting images of anorexic people, im not saying anorexic people are disgusting im just saying get the worst possible images you can find to get your point across, and hopefully that will convince her.

[jointhepatriarchy]

Anorexia is just sick. Get her some help before it's too late.

[Asker]

Well that's the plan, I just don't how which is why I am asking. I was hoping some girls might have some insight but none answered. I don't know why this question got ignored by everyone. I've talked to people offline and all they said was: "You can't help her, she has to want to get help herself." I honestly don't believe that. There has to be a way.

[jointhepatriarchy]

Yeah, I'm not exactly sure what you can do myself, aside from dragging her to the mental hospital or something.

[Asker]

Yeah the problem is we're in our late 20s. They probably need her families consent or something, and her family isn't taking it seriously. I called her sister about and all she told me was: "Oh she's just doing it for attention, ignore her."
I don't get how she's doing it for attention when she doesn't even know I know. I called her mom and she said the same thing. Her mom actually said: "She's a smart girl, she'd delete the history if she didn't want you finding it. She's just trying to get attention."

So her family is no help at all.

[jointhepatriarchy]

I don't know what you can do besides talk to her about it then. Hope you can help her.

[Asker]

Well thanks. So far you've been the Most Helpful. I thought for sure the girls on here would have some insight, but I guess not. So you can have Most Helpful.

[Asker]

Okay apparently it's too soon for Most Helpful even though I posted this yesterday but whatever.

[jointhepatriarchy]

Yeah I know the time limit sucks. Oh well.

[goretcki]

There are websites that give you tips on how to be anorexic? Holy shit, that's horrible.

[Asker]

Yes there are, but this doesn't exactly answer my question.

[goretcki]

This might help.m.helpguide.org/.../eating-disorder-self-help