[mandazzle]

I'm relapsing.
I have a very good friend named Sara. She supports me so much, and she has been there for me when no one else was. She knows all about me, and how I'm struggling. However, she does not know that I have fallen back into old ways. I don't know how to tell her that things are going downhill. I just don't even know if I have it in me. She is such an amazing person, and I wouldn't have made it through a lot without her. I need her now more than ever, but how can I tell her this?

[webbie]

i think if she was such a good friend then she wil understand....if she doesn't she isn't that good of a friend....evryone has ups and downs my friend

I also have a good friend... who has been with me supporting me this entire time... and sometimes I keep things from her... thinking.. ahh if I tell her .. I will be letting her down..

and she is such a good friend... when I do say something.. she always says "I am so sorry you are struggling again... what can I do to help.. I love you".. then she says " I kinda thought that something was going on... I was waiting for you to let me know" because she knows I value my privacy..

so I do think she will understand.. she may be a little upset at first.. because she is your friend.. and doesn't want you to hurt...

[LivinWithED]

I know what you mean. My best friend had an eating disorder but she got better. I'm still sick and i dont know how to tell her than i'm really bad. I dont want to let her down. I'm trying but it's hard. Today i went to the rec and ate a healthy breakfast but by lunch i couldn't tell if i was hungry or not to i decided to eat because i thought i was but to throw up becuase i didn't think i was. That makes no sense but sometimes i dont even make sense to myself. I hate living like this. Logic gets lost and the pessimistic little voice in my head takes over.

[Perna]

Give her credit for being able to support you through this too, for being strong enough to "take it". You aren't in control of her, just yourself. Tell her, let her know you trust her enough to be able to care for herself and know that you care for her enough that you want her to know the truth.