My friend has been starving himself and vomiting up his food consistently for the past 2 years i’d say, he’s about 65kg whilst being around 6’1, i try to tell him that it’s bad for your health and that sooner or later he’ll just put the weight back on again anyway, but he hasn’t, he’s stayed being relatively skinny and there has been no changes in his behaviour or personality in fact i’d say he’s much happier than he’s ever been.
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This is an eating disorder.
His body will take nutrients where it can (muscle/fat loss) and will damage his heart. Many people with eating disorders, especially purging (vomiting) will mess up your electrolytes and can quite literally kill you.
Much of the damage from starvation/purging (including damage to teeth/throat from the constant stomach acid) is permanent and cumulative.
He really needs counseling and possibly inpatient treatment. This behavior escalates and he’s already pretty far down that road. I strongly suspect there’s more going on in his life; this doesn’t come from nowhere.
If you want more information on specific processes, there’s tons of info out there on damage from anorexia/bulimia, which are the formal names for these behaviors.
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