A Lucky Save

by Dave
(Calgary)

One night I was awakened by a sound. I got out of bed and heard someone in the bathroom who sounded like they were throwing up. I opened the door and my roommate was there.

I surprised her and asked if everything was okay. She said yes, and that she just wasn't feeling well. But then, she said she was lying.

She told me that just had just eaten a lot of food and was trying to purge. She said she was really embarrassed and that she had never tried anything like that before.

That was about 8 years ago and she still thanks me to this day for walking in on her, because she feels like it saved her from developing a more serious eating problem.

She said the embarrassment of getting caught the first time made her realize she needed help.

I'm just glad I happened to wake up that night and see what the noise was, but I don't think it was me who saved her.

I think she really saved herself by deciding to share what she was doing. She was going through a bad time back then, but is doing much, much better these days!