Your good friend Margaret is currently within appropriate ranges for height and weight and body fat percentage, yet she thinks s
he is fat. Margaret is always talking negatively about herself. She exercises vigorously at least an hour every day, and sometimes twice a day. Sometimes she skips meals. What concerns do you have about Margaret? What could you say or do to help her? Write at least one paragraph. (5 pts)
My biggest concern for Margaret is that she may have an eating disorder. Eating disorders are serious and I am afraid that she will get too skinny which can be a big medical problem. I would voice my concerns to Margret and I would also try to help build her self esteem. Also, I would try to get to the root of the issue, why is she feeling so low about herself? What caused this to happen so suddenly? If I can find out the reason then we can get help. However if she does not want your help and it continues to get worse I would talk to a counselor or her parents because they may not be aware what is going on.
Margaret is developing anorexia. This is within her head so no matter what you say or do she'll still see her self as 'fat'. But you could probably bring your concerns to a counselor and they could try to help her. You could tell her to try to do positive affirmations everyday so she could see the beauty of herself. Don't be critical of her appearance and just listen to her and be non judgmental if she tell you why she feels like that. And never force them to do something they don't want to do.
