Roommate is ';deciding'; to be anorexic..... advice?

So my roommate told me today that she is ';choosing'; to be anorexic and plans to loose 40lbs in 1 month by not eating.





1) Is this even possible? Should I worry?





2) What can I do to stop her?





She's 21 and 215lbs.Roommate is ';deciding'; to be anorexic..... advice?
1) I don't know how much anyone can actually lose in one month by starving themselves (which is what anorexia does). But she could probably drop 20lbs. The problem is if she eats again, she'll gain it all back almost immediately.





2) Anorexia is serious and can kill you. Please tell her best friend, her mother, and other people who love her and who can help her through this really bad idea. She might be mad that you told those people, but a mad roommate is better than a dead one.Roommate is ';deciding'; to be anorexic..... advice?
Alison Q (who answered this also) is completely correct. Anorexia is not a decision or ';choice'; - it's a serious mental illness, particularly in young girls or young women under the age of 20.





Anorexics do not ';announce'; they are going to become one. This illness is secretive and the person suffering from it will 'cover up' or use 'excuses' for their changed eating patterns. People who go through this, look into a mirror and see an illusion. They may look normal to everyone around them, but all they see is someone ';fat';. Nobody can talk to them or change their mind. Therapy or counselling or even psychological treatment helps in only very rare cases (The death rate of this disease is approx. 1 in 10 persons per hundred).





Although this illness is classified as an atypical mental one, it is unknown in origin (even though there are hundreds of theories).
This is something serious. if you don't agree with her let her know! confront her and tell her there is better solutions. 40 lbs in 1 month is not healthy! that's hurting her body and i am sure she knows but maybe a little support to push her in a healthier and smarter direction will help! Hope this helped a little bit! good luck!
it won't work. She likes her food. But if she only does it for a month, I don't think she'll kill herself because their are people who fast that long. She probably won't loose that much weight her body will start a starvation mode.
anorexia is not a decision, it's a disease. you can't just make yourself that way.