Many times, friends and friends are the first to see the situation that the sick person: they listen, they advise, but have found it increasingly clear that your friend needs professional help. A boy or a girl of 15 years can not become a therapist but can be key to encourage your friend to talk to their parents of what is happening and ask for professional help.
When the class enters anorexia can spread among friends and friends. “But an eating disorder is transmitted as a virus? Sometimes we may get this feeling and leave us stunned. Sometimes the person may be sick to have a leading role among his colleagues and they start similar behavior to get their same goal: lose weight at any cost. If one adds that these behaviors deserve recognition group can be maintained over time. What may be in a home as a competition (comparison of weight loss, restrictive diets achieved …) unfortunately can lead to a potentially very serious disorder with serious physical and psychological consequences.
The work of self-esteem to value through other parameters than the physical and body image and from school since the family may be the key to preventing these diseases.