Raging Bulimic Neighbor...

legendofmax
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:56:57 +0000

I’d really recommend talking to the roommate first. People who are bulimic really don’t like it when knowledge of the issue is spread to other people. Bringing up such a personal issue to the RA may be something your roommate absolutely does not want done. You can try to recommend to your roommate that she could pursue help in various ways, but “forcing” it upon her might make things worse. Bulimia is extremely hard to overcome and even with help, relapse rate is absurdly high.

I say this because I’ve known a few people who were bulimic very closely. Please talk with your roommate first! It can be a hard subject to bring up because it’s so so personal, but I’d advise focusing it more on the fact that you’re worried about her health and not so much the fact that it’s keeping you from sleeping. Then maybe, if she is willing to open up about it, recommend different plans of action/ways to get help if she wants it.