I saw someone I know that i had not seen for a long time the other day. She has always been thin, but looked like she had dropped twenty pounds off an alread too thin body.

I have two questions, one to see if I can help, and the second is more a reaction to what I have seen online.

The lady in question is very intelligent, highly driven and a friend of the family. Still, I don't think she would respond to any direct questions as far as seeing if she is having problem with an eating disorder. How does one approach someone they are concerned about?

Secondly, when I was looking over some sites on anorexia nervosa, I was shocked to find that there are sites that "teach" people how to become anorexic. Never mind that it is cruel and a really bad idea, can people really make a conscious decision to become anorexic and carry through on it? I wish those sites were illegal. From what I have read, trying to come back from anorexia can be as hard and trying to break an addiction to heroin. Why would anyone want to try and entrap others?

Sam2