i'm sorry this is so long but if someone could please read and give me advice i would be so thankful

[centdix]

i just got off the phone with my boyfriend. we got in a huge fight over my ~bulimia~

i have this friend, h, who happens to be my best and only friend. h is also bulimic. i always thought we were so much alike and had a lot in common because of it. we share a lot of the same feelings. we both feel alone, depressed, and pretty much inadequate about

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[centdix]

oh my god thank you so much for reading that. i know it was long and angsty and probably painful to read

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[harriet_mwelsch]

i can relate to the love/hate aspect of having a toxic friendship. i recently realized that someone that i've been really really close to for the past year was probably the worst, most unhealthy part of my life. he was sucking me into his mental health issues and i was letting myself get burried in them because it was easier than dealing with my own. maybe this is what's going on with you and your friend. maybe the fact that you can immerse yourselves in each others' illness makes it easier to deal with it all. this is not a healthy way to live. and that is not how real friendships work. if all you have in common is the worst parts of yourselves, you're only going to continue bringing out the worst in each other. even if it's difficult, if you want to get better, you'll have to have time away from her to focus on yourself. it would be healthier for both of you to not have a "partner in crime," so to speak

[anonymous]

whoa. quit with the binge and purge. why don't you be anorexic? it's more attractive then dealing with the vomit decaying your teeths.