I can see plainly how much anger & resentment Emil...

2010-04-15T07:29:31.269-03:00

I can see plainly how much anger & resentment Emily has held against her twin sister Tiffany, and the family for having let Tiffany do whatever she did to cause her own unhappiness. It seems almost as if Emily tries to punish them with her slow but certain walk toward death. This motive seems very childish, irresponsible and misguided, but the pain Emily feels inside made me cry all along.

Katy, I'll view the video, take down Emily's comme...

2009-10-27T23:39:32.183-03:00

Katy, I'll view the video, take down Emily's comments in shorthand, and post the transcript for you by tomorrow evening.

If I can figure out some way, in the meantime, to upload A&E's video to my website, I will.

Emily has put on weight and looks fantastic. She's doing so well.

Medusa

Hi, thanks for the link, alas, it just links me ba...

2009-10-27T23:31:15.536-03:00

Hi, thanks for the link, alas, it just links me back to the A&E website which tells me i am out of the US and can't view it...

a synopsis would be great if you get a moment, thank you!

Katy, Emily is doing so well. She's gained weight...

2009-10-27T23:17:59.249-03:00

Katy, Emily is doing so well. She's gained weight and is on the road to recovery.

A & E hosts the video so I'm unable to upload it.

Can you view the video with this link?

http://www.aetv.com/intervention/video/index.jsp?bcpid=1452232410&bclid=1453556960&bctid=14890938001

If not, I'll do a synopsis of the video for you.

I am in the UK and cannot watch the follow-up vide...

2009-10-27T23:00:46.646-03:00

I am in the UK and cannot watch the follow-up video with Emily as it is limited to the US and canada, I can't find a write up of it anywhere on the internet! How is she doing as of March 2009 when the follow-up was done? Can someone put it on you tube, incredibly the initial show is on but not the follow-up - argh!

Wow, Josie, I never even looked at it that way. Th...

2009-09-30T23:58:42.327-03:00

Wow, Josie, I never even looked at it that way. That is a very interesting point, thank you for posting that.
As for Julia, I hope you never gave up on therapy. Your therapist was obviously not suited for her profession. When I was cutting, I had to go through 8 therapists, psycho-analysts, physchologists, psychiatrists and priests (who claimed I was possessed by demons!)..I finally found a

I don´t think it´s sad that the emaciated anorexic...

2009-08-01T07:32:01.294-03:00

I don´t think it´s sad that the emaciated anorexic get a lot of attention. But othere sufferers should get MORE attention. But there are also a lot of people, doctors, therapists, and so on who don´t recognize the danger of other disorders like depressions or whatever ... no matter if someone tried to commit suicide about ten times or never. Ignorants are everywhere.
In my case (I have a

I also have experienced what you are discussing. ...

2009-07-27T14:58:59.279-03:00

I also have experienced what you are discussing.

I also have the problem beeing tall.
Many "professional" has told me that my weight is not sooo low, they have seen people more low in weight.

Nor did they care to find out my BMI that was at 13. I had weight that was "normal" for a normal short slim person. But I am very tall.

I also

I think you guys are pointing out some very import...

2008-10-22T03:14:00.000-03:00

I think you guys are pointing out some very important issues here. I thought I was the only one going through this but it seems like it happens elsewhere too!! and boy it is infurriating me! Why are we treated that way?? Unless you're at death's door, there's not much attention given to the real stuff and the underlying issues.

Josie, thank you for putting it so eloquently. Wh...

2008-10-11T21:46:00.000-03:00

Josie, thank you for putting it so eloquently. When I was anorexic and bulimic, my weight varied wildly (over a range of 100 lbs.) Sometimes I "looked" anorexic and sometimes I didn't -- bulimics can often be overweight and still just as sick as their anorexic counterparts. Thank you for pointing that out.

Julia - that's one terrible therapist right there!...

2008-09-21T07:59:00.000-03:00

Julia - that's one terrible therapist right there!!!
I'd suggest not giving up on therapy just because one therapist is sh*t - i'm sure there are good ones out there!

EDs are so glamorised and only the most extreme cases are shown. It's not like this with other mental illnesses. You don't get told you haven't got depression on the basis that you haven't attempted suicide more than 5

When I attempted to discuss issues with my therapi...

2008-09-21T02:04:00.000-03:00

When I attempted to discuss issues with my therapist, she told me that I was too big to be anorexic and was eating more than two carrot sticks a day, so I couldn't possibly have an ED. I never bothered trying again and am now leaving therapy because it's proven itself completely useless.

calliope - you're completely right. Many of your e...

2008-09-20T13:33:00.000-03:00

calliope - you're completely right. Many of your experiences mirror my own and the experiences of my friends.
I was diagnosed anorexic yesterday, though my BMI is 19 - my doctor overruled the weight criteria because she's concerned about its impact on my health. However if i tell anyone the reaction would be complete disbelief, because i look and appear so normal. It's not there for all to

Josie, I completely agree with you-even medical pr...

2008-09-19T21:51:00.000-03:00

Josie, I completely agree with you-even medical professionals, for the most part treat eating disorder patients at normal or near normal weights much more casually. When I was emaciated, I was hospitalized again and again, I had endless therapy and EKGs and every type of blood test imaginable. They pulled out all the stops. Once I recovered weight, it seemed that no one cares very much about my

I find it terribly sad that it's the emaciated ano...

2008-09-19T16:05:00.000-03:00

I find it terribly sad that it's the emaciated anorexics who get all the attention and interest. For every emaciated anorexic there are approximately 7-9 other eating disorder sufferers - stable higher-weight anorexics (who appear quite normal), bulimics, EDNOS sufferers, binge-eaters and compulsive overeaters. They all suffer as much (if not more) than anorexics do.
It's almost like a

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