TL;DR // my flatmate is showing typical signs of disordered eating, as well as becoming a recluse in her room. should I mention it to anyone (other friends) and offer help? Or just stay back..
I don’t know if this is the right place to even ask for advice… I’ve noticed her eating patterns have always been odd. I’ll see her come down maybe once in a day For food. And it will be a small portion of plain pasta with cheese. No snacking, no breakfast, no water. Just an empty calorie meal every once in a while.
i just assumed she was out all day and thats why we never see her. Until. I realised she actually isn’t going out. Another flatmate pointed out how they have her Snapchat location and she is always just in the flat.
so it started to get weirder. We wouldn’t see her all day and then suddenly she would come downstairs and get a bowl of sugar. I’m talking about maybe 20 grams of sugar in a bowl. That’s it. Then she’d take it back up to her room and we wouldn’t see her again. I’m wondering if the sugar is something she sees as “clean calories” when she feels weak, instead of a chocolate bar or something to get her sugar up.
she is VERY skinny and shes starting to look sunken. Despite being very petite (probably 5ft1 or 2).
Should I check in? I wouldn’t mention that I’ve noticed anything but maybe just seeing how she’s feeling.