My friend has an eating disorder and was saying how she doesnt like 2 drink water since it has weight and drinking it would techniquely make her gain weight Even though shes not really gaining weight she says it still freaks her out. Does this make since?
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It makes sense to her. Remember, she has a mental disorder. This causes her to see things in a skewed light.
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No, it doesn't make any sense. Tell your friend that NOT drinking water will cause her to gain more weight than drinking adequate amounts of water for hydration. When you are dehydrated, your body hangs on to every drop of water it can get a hold of. When you drink enough water to keep your body hydrated, then your body has no problem flushing the excess water out instead of holding on to it. Water AND food have weight to them, but once the food and water are processed and eliminated by your body, that weight disappears. In short, it's only a temporary and illusional weight gain. It's not like you gain a lb of fat from drinking water. Not only that, but living in a constant state of dehydration can KILL YOU. I think a weight flucuation of a few pounds at the end of the day is a much better alternative. Take your friend's scale and smash it to bits, so she doesn't obsess over her weight so much. Weight isn't an accurate measurement of one's health, anyway. She could be 110 lbs and on the verge of death because of her obsession with food and weight. Thin, maybe, but not exactly the picture of health.
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As someone who has grappled with anorexia myself, I can tell you one thing with almost absolute certainty: Your friend's obsession with her weight is, at it's core irrational. But once someone with an obsession like that gets an idea into their mind concerning the object of their obsession, it can be extremely difficult for them to let go of it and stop obsessing. It makes no sense whatsoever, in fact, drinking water and keeping your body properly hydrated actually *Encourages* healthy weight loss. But this friend of yours, no matter how sensible she may seem about other things, and even if she can see the sense behind eating and drinking healthily, is going to have a great deal of trouble going againts the irrational neurosis surrounding her weight-obsession without feeling very uncomfortable. Is your friend in therapy for her eating disorder? If she isn't, then she definitely should be.
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There is probably nothing logical that you can say to your friend that will penetrate her wall of irrationality. If she can grasp anything, it must be a realization that she cannot trust her perceptions and needs to see a therapist and a doctor and let them be her "perceivers" for a while. You had already received three wonderful answers when I answered this, so i am sort of piling on. She does not make sense and she needs help -serious help and soon.
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