I know, it's hard to understand unless you've been in this situation. But you shouldn't make comments about things that you know absolutely nothing about. Especially since you're only getting a small glimpse into the world of eating disorders and treatment.
No, you shouldn't eat a cupcake with that amount of frosting and sprinkles every day. But it shouldn't make you want to throw up either if you have one. These doctors can't baby the patients. They have to force them to go to extremely uncomfortable and fearful places in order to give them the best chance at recovery. These people know what they're doing. Like I said, there's a lot more that goes into an ED patient's treatment than what's shown in this movie.
It's normal to go out for pizza with your friends on a friday night or have a cupcake on your birthday or eat some ice cream during the week. Treating yourself to food indulgences is NORMAL. They can't just have them eat only healthy foods all the time. They'll never recover that way. I have an eating disorder as well and I know that if my team allowed me to avoid my fear foods and only eat healthy stuff all the time I would never recover.
Everyone needs to understand that these people are professionals and know what they're doing. There's a lot more that goes into their treatment beyond this video. Everyone keeps commenting about them eating hamburgers and cupcakes. First of all, Renfrew doesn't force this kind of food upon them every day. They have them eat a healthy, balanced diet. But the reason why they have to force them to eat things like pizza and cupcakes a few times a week is because it's a normal part of life.
I'm 18 and I'm anorexic too, I'm a teenage girl, and my mum has an eating disorder too. She's recovered but she'll always have anorexic/bulimic thoughts, and she is a wonderful help, she supports me when I have thoughts that no one else understands and when I have questions about what is going on in my head. I feel so sorry for Brittany as my mum is my rock while I am so ill.
If people get the choice to over-eat and be fat then we also get the choice to under-eat and not eat at all and be thin. Id rather die by being too skinny than die by being too fat.
@lolasorocks10 Thing is the side effects of being obese and under weight are very similar. No energy, always having to catch your breath, weak. I'd rather die healthy, than die not being able to fit in a coffin or die already a skeleton.
Iv watched this allot of times and my opinions on the staff hear have never changed, yes there only doing there job but i think they go the wrong way when targeting stuff
Geez, it'd suck to be Britanny and grow up with an eating disordered mom. That's why I'm terrified of having kids. I don't want to accidentally pass on my ED to them.
I can understand why mealtime is such a big deal. It looks like those plates are loaded even though I know they're probably perfectly balanced in nutrition.
What's funny is that none of these women actually appear that ''skinny'' when I think of somebody in treatment for Anorexia I envision an emaciated Isabelle Caro type - most of these women look just about the same weight as most Hollywood actresses. I can't believe they're all ''80'' pounds and under in this treatment center, to me they don't look it - all I can say is they all must be ridiculously short, like 5'3 and under to weight so little and not look like a skeleton.
@Counterbrilliance that is the thing most people ASSUME they know what people look like when they have an eating disorder. That is why its so easy to hide.
Why are people so worried, if they don't want to eat they shouldn't. Then when they die there'll be one less mouth to feed in the world. Everybody wins, they become thin and we have one less idiot in the world.
What freaks me out about this, is that I looked at these women and thought "They're not THAT thin, they don't look sick." Although I appear to be much larger than that, and am classed as slight/light for my age and height. I think why, at first I had this impression, was that I see photos and videos of girls and women who look just like this every time I see photos of high fashion models. I've become accustomed to it and I don't like it.
Brittany's mom, is dumbshit. She is an awful mother who should have her children taken away from her. She doesn't just have AN, she is mentally unwell. Lots of MOTHERS have AN, and they are EXCELLENT moms, not this terrible chickenshit mom.
I realize that Brit's mom has a disorder as well, and I realize that half of you will jump my ass for saying this, but...that woman could have held her nasty remarks about the meal for the damn hour she was there. I mean, come on. She realizes her daughter needs help so she should realize that comments like the "I can't have the cheese because I'm already having dairy" one are not appropriate. I sincerely hope for Brit's sake that her mother also seeks help.
as a recovering anorexic, i'm proud to say this isn't triggering me. but, i wish i could help all these girls/women. it breaks my heart because i was in the same place months ago. i hope they're doing better. people don't realize how hard it is to recover..
Interesting way to look at it, maybe that's true for some people. But as a psychologist I would try not to make it such a painful experience, instead try to work out the mental part of the disease, to invite food back into someone's life as a healthy and happy experience!! Maybe I am naïve. It is upsetting either way.
@rmss2233 when you are severely underweight and malnourished it is difficult to work on the mental part, and some symptoms of malnourishment disguise themselves as other mental issues. eating disorders are unique in that they take many many types of support for the person who has one in order to reach recovery. Working on the mental part only first would be very very difficult as eating disorders are not rational and can take extreme amounts of control over the person who has it.
@rmss2233 As the person becomes more nourished then counseling and other types of therapy (im an art therapist) can be where the major turning point can take place (although i do advocate starting right away). It is really hard to watch people struggle with eating when they are first starting to eat meals again, but until the person is nourished enough it is very difficult for them to have more control over the eating disorder instead of the eating disorder controlling them.
that food looks soo nasty. when I was inpatient for an ED the food was pretty good. I thought they made the food good so the anorexics/bulimics would like to eat. and continue to do so on the outside when they are released.
Eating disorders, particularly severe cases, in my opinion, are not only a cry for help but a slow form of suicide. Many young women die from this. Interventions are great but intense therapy is needed. So many have such low self esteem. Disorders of this kind are complex but it boils down to something so fundamental, A SENSE OF ACCEPTANCE IN THE FAMILY, BY ONES PEERS, AND BY SOCIETY.(THIS SHOULD BE A RIGHT FOR ALL!!)
How is forcing someone to eat treatment? That makes it worse... it is a psychological disease, NOT a physical one. WHat the fuck is wrong with these people. And WHY would you subject yourself to that torture? Brittany is right, what the fuck this old woman is trying to tell her she WANTS to suffer.... is she 5? They dont even get healthy food - how is that a healthy lifestyle?
when you have anorexia, your brain is literally starved. starving reinforces habitual behavior, depression, illogical thinking, etc. it's amazing the difference in mental coherence that can result in just a short while.
the other reason is that once anorexics have started to eat and experience the life changes that come along with that, they are able to really work towards something -- and see that they are able to lead a non-anorexic life. they aren't likely to make these changes before this.
She would chew and spit with her mother.. Jesus christ. why is my mom not like that. Shes a fat cunt and all she wants is to make me fat. Little shit.
@GoldstarBallbuster No, we don't have any fucking sympathy for her. I'm sure her bitch ass fucking mother could have done so without commenting about what she can and can't eat. Her daughter is in treatment for an eating disorder, but she's the one commenting on her fucking food? Are you kidding me?
Brittany's mom is the worst mom I have ever seen. I understand that burgers are not healthiest food ever.....but come on. It's just bread and meat. Bread has b complex vitamines (essential for your HAIR) and meat has the muscles holding together tight and firm. You can lose weight if you eat bread and meat as well. Sugar helps for the brain..black chocolate...low calories yet healthy/ But...her mom.........................wtf
@BodyartCat her mom has an eating disorder as well... Yes I agree that what she said/acted with the meal with Brittany was not the best if she's trying to help Brittany to recover from her ED, but lets not judge her.
@SkylarPro Its parent, child role reversal. Where the parent forces the child to be their parent instead of the other way around. Fucks up a person severely.
@MrCharoff Of course with any disorder it would work. But usually the weight loss and the obsession is a symptom of deeper problems and usually it stems from problems with family and/or friends. So if they are the root cause... well you get it.
Kudos to Polly for speaking the truth about Brittany. As a sufferer of an eating disorder myself, it's very hard for me to watch her because she constantly is seeking to stay in her sick state because she feels it gets her more love. Polly is right, she was always trying to be the sickest one there. On another note though, I feel bad for the girl. Her mother is a monster of epic proportions and should not be allowed to raise a child.
@MusEsther I see where she's coming from, not that I'm anorexic or bulimic but when I'm in the zone of dieting, exercising and losing weight and when I'm on a 1,300 calorie a day plan. I see bread, cake, candies, pastries, sweet dairies as evil and something I'd NEVER touch because I can't stop once I start so I equate it to sweets and savories=obesity.
brittany's mom is STUPID AND IRRESPONSIBLE. how can you say 'oh i can't have a roll, i can't have cheese' in front of your anorexic daughter? what a dumb bitch. apparently dieting is more important to her than her daughter's LIFE
@SkylarPro sooo true. Wot a dumb cow!!!!! Yuh know when I was in adult services in hospital the nurses who were on diets would talk like this right in front of me! How unconsiderate right!?!
@SkylarPro yeah it's infuriating, and inexcusable, but on the other hand, she's not "dieting". the mom has an eating disorder too, which isn't a choice like a diet is.
I don't want to be rude, but have you even paid attention to what they say in the film? Her mother has an eating disorder too. She's not doing it to provoke her daughter or anything - apparently she can't help it either. Think before you speak - or judge...
@lunde3 if you hear about a child rapist, whose mentally ill and has raped 10 little girls,do you say 'oh i won't judge him 'cause he's sick'? or do you say 'what a fucking monster!'? i'm guessing the latter, dear understandable user. i know that case isn't that extreme,but it's the very same situation from a moral point of view. anorexia makes you crazy about food and losing weight, but it does not completely change your ways and cannot be used as an excuse for being a terrible mother.
@SkylarPro Just want to say that you have a point and sadly, those people are making excuses for Brittany's mom that have no bearing over her mental capacity to see right and wrong when it comes to raising her own child.... some people don't know the meaning of the word morals but I do, I agree with you 100%!
Brittany's mom has anorexia as well. The director of this documentary revealed this fact in the book that she wrote to accompany this film. Brittany's mother didn't want her eting disorder discussed in the film.
You are pissed off at a woman who is as sick as her daugter for loving her daughter enough to send HER for treatment when she could have used their insurance for herself.
@lesterclaypool1 you're the 101st person who is responding me with it and I, for the 101st time answer- I KNOW she has anorexia, but that doesn't explain being a sucky mother.Anorexia doesn't blur all parts of your brain leaving you infinitely irresponsible,even an ana sufferer could hold herself from saying things like that in front of her daughter.The fact that she sent her daughter to that facility meant she knew she was sick and it was killing her child,so she was conscious of the situation.
I would direct your attention to Alisa, in response, the mother who is in this same treatment facility so that her "children could have a normal life". As much as the sufferer is aware of the disease, a lot of the symptoms of it become second nature and they are uunable to stop them from showing themselves. My wife has been in recovery for over a decade and there are still some fucked up things that she does with food without realizing.
@SkylarPro Her mother has an eating disorder too. it's a battle day in and day out... and you're never recovered... you're in recovery, cuz you'll always have to fight off those thoughts no matter how far in recovery you are.
@SkylarPro Stupid and Irresponsible? please explain how that is... she sent Brittany into treatment cuz she does not want Brittany to suffer more from an eating disorder than she has to. She loves Brittany, I can see it. Do you have an eating disorder? have you been through what Brittany's mom has been through? Why are you judging so harshly? No one is perfect.
@starrdancinchick I think that brittanys mom should have just eaten the one meal with her. Or just not have gone. I know how hard it is to eat and everything, but when your daughter's in an edu.... you shouldn"t be doing things likethat right infront of her
@starrdancinchick yes, i did suffer from anorexia when i was in high school and guess what, it made me crazy about food but it did not make me completely unable to think clearly about life
@starrdancinchick No one is perfect,I agree with that,but if you're a mother,you should know that a good mother would do anything for her daughter. Sending her to treatment is meaningless if she supports her ED inconsciously,sitting near her and being picky about food. It's not the right way to cope with your daughter's illness! I probably understand her mum,though:it's so hard to give up that sense of control. I think it's aut-aut: my daughter or my eating disorder. She chose the easiest way.
@TheVannahbanana1 Good point but have you had an eating disorder? Have you walked the shoes Brittany's mom has walked? Lets not judge her for what's she's doing wrong, but applaud her for wanting the best for Brittany (sending her to treatment in hopes that Brittany could recover)
Ive been bulimic for about 5 years when I binge at times I cant even taste the food depending on what Im eating then the purge makes me soooo good its like smoking some good weed or drinking your fave drink 10 x over @ times I may not eat for 3 days knowing if I pur ge the 4th day purging will be easier but bulimia is more about emotional issues than food it self Ive dealing with low self esteem, rape as a 9 y/o, my dad's death he passed away 10 yrs plus, my mom being ill bulimia is powerful
@curvousblackwoman84 I just wanted to know if you've ever tried getting any help or treatment at all? My best friend was a horrible bulimic but thanks to God and a lot of support and a LOT of hard work he is much better now.
@catchthisbuck Ive tried getting help but I feel that my body is use to purging I can eat a simple hamburger and if I dont purge it I get intense stomach pains and trhe food comes up on its own I can eat normally anymore and I have come 2 accept that I use 2 be a size 4 sum ppl say I was pretty thin but I guess I am ugly now I wish I was thin like Mary Kate Olsen or Kourtney Kardashian minus the big breast
my whole family knows and theyre in just as much denial as my ed.they still make snarky comments when i eat, very judgmental & critical, mum thinks its just a phase even though at 5'11 i got down to a skeletal 95 lbs. its an adaptation, survival mechanism, id be a nervous wreck every second if i didnt have my ed, i want to spread the word that its so much less about food & more about feelings, for those who can offer support, u never know, ur best friend, sister or daughter can be suffering hell
For me bulimia sometimes is my best friend I use 2 be a size 4 like 2 yrs ago I was a size 4 weighted 116 & I thought I was fat I would give a kidney 2 be that size again My sis said I looked cute that weight & Ive got fat rolls it hurts me alot I feel no good, decent man will ever want a ugly, fat girl like me I hate looking in the mirror it makes me wanna cry, But At times I can go 3-4 days w/out food but binging & purging is easier for me and hiding it is 2 dealing w/ being raped @ 9..
Ive been bulimic for about 5 years when I binge at times I cant even taste the food depending on what Im eating then the purge makes me soooo good its like smoking some good weed or drinking your fave drink 10 x over @ times I may not eat for 3 days knowing if I pur ge the 4th day purging will be easier but bulimia is more about emotional issues than food it self Ive dealing with low self esteem, rape as a 9 y/o, my dad's death he passed away 10 yrs plus, my mom being ill bulimia is powerful
I think that Ali is exaggerating her illness and kind of attention seeking.. I don't know if she's binging and purging to the extent that she says she is because she honestly isn't thin.
poor britanny :(
cutie3piexoxo 3 days ago
(Recommended video) "Epic Meal time"........... /facepalm :S
iloveIsrael990 4 days ago
@hannahskm It's a black bean burger...
WretchedLivesWhite 5 days ago
I know, it's hard to understand unless you've been in this situation. But you shouldn't make comments about things that you know absolutely nothing about. Especially since you're only getting a small glimpse into the world of eating disorders and treatment.
SomedayBroadway101 2 weeks ago 3
No, you shouldn't eat a cupcake with that amount of frosting and sprinkles every day. But it shouldn't make you want to throw up either if you have one. These doctors can't baby the patients. They have to force them to go to extremely uncomfortable and fearful places in order to give them the best chance at recovery. These people know what they're doing. Like I said, there's a lot more that goes into an ED patient's treatment than what's shown in this movie.
SomedayBroadway101 2 weeks ago
It's normal to go out for pizza with your friends on a friday night or have a cupcake on your birthday or eat some ice cream during the week. Treating yourself to food indulgences is NORMAL. They can't just have them eat only healthy foods all the time. They'll never recover that way. I have an eating disorder as well and I know that if my team allowed me to avoid my fear foods and only eat healthy stuff all the time I would never recover.
SomedayBroadway101 2 weeks ago
Everyone needs to understand that these people are professionals and know what they're doing. There's a lot more that goes into their treatment beyond this video. Everyone keeps commenting about them eating hamburgers and cupcakes. First of all, Renfrew doesn't force this kind of food upon them every day. They have them eat a healthy, balanced diet. But the reason why they have to force them to eat things like pizza and cupcakes a few times a week is because it's a normal part of life.
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I wonder about the food they get. Cake with icing and hamburgers and fries? This is not a normal diet.
bluapixie 2 weeks ago
I wonder about the food they get. Cake with icing and hamburgers and fries? This is not a normal diet.
bluapixie 2 weeks ago
they really shouldn't force her like that. yes, i agree that she needs to nourish her body, but they shouldn't force sweets on her.
koalateeth 2 weeks ago
bitches and their feelings...
mentalperception1 2 weeks ago
I'm 18 and I'm anorexic too, I'm a teenage girl, and my mum has an eating disorder too. She's recovered but she'll always have anorexic/bulimic thoughts, and she is a wonderful help, she supports me when I have thoughts that no one else understands and when I have questions about what is going on in my head. I feel so sorry for Brittany as my mum is my rock while I am so ill.
Axdssa 2 weeks ago
If people get the choice to over-eat and be fat then we also get the choice to under-eat and not eat at all and be thin. Id rather die by being too skinny than die by being too fat.
lolasorocks10 3 weeks ago
@lolasorocks10 Thing is the side effects of being obese and under weight are very similar. No energy, always having to catch your breath, weak. I'd rather die healthy, than die not being able to fit in a coffin or die already a skeleton.
luxyzpen15 2 weeks ago
@lolasorocks10 Its pretty much the same thing...that statement is pretty stupid.
TheCletuus 2 weeks ago
Iv watched this allot of times and my opinions on the staff hear have never changed, yes there only doing there job but i think they go the wrong way when targeting stuff
SienMay 3 weeks ago
i think if someone wants to be thin and doesnt want to eat, thats THEIR choice. not some "doctor".
malin6811 3 weeks ago 2
@malin6811 And obviously you don't understand that anorexia is not all about the food, it is an mental illness... and its not a choice..
sasys8n 1 week ago
rest in peace polly <3
oaktreepandaze 4 weeks ago 4
this is stupid. you cant force someone to gain weight. no one knows when people are full and when they aren't.
WTF i hate this bullshit.
sarah87pet 4 weeks ago 5
i watched this after coming home from macdonalds and eating a big mac, 6 mcnuggets, large fries, and a med coke...
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keypointsfornow 1 month ago
dont think it helps that the staff are all fat.
RequestTheSongs 1 month ago 47
@RequestTheSongs The thing that makes that so hilarios is its so RIGHT!
lovelifelivinlarge 2 weeks ago
Geez, it'd suck to be Britanny and grow up with an eating disordered mom. That's why I'm terrified of having kids. I don't want to accidentally pass on my ED to them.
IDreamOf98 1 month ago
I can understand why mealtime is such a big deal. It looks like those plates are loaded even though I know they're probably perfectly balanced in nutrition.
MyCheeringCharlie 1 month ago
What's funny is that none of these women actually appear that ''skinny'' when I think of somebody in treatment for Anorexia I envision an emaciated Isabelle Caro type - most of these women look just about the same weight as most Hollywood actresses. I can't believe they're all ''80'' pounds and under in this treatment center, to me they don't look it - all I can say is they all must be ridiculously short, like 5'3 and under to weight so little and not look like a skeleton.
Counterbrilliance 1 month ago
@Counterbrilliance that is the thing most people ASSUME they know what people look like when they have an eating disorder. That is why its so easy to hide.
Redrumxtina 1 month ago
@Counterbrilliance Some of them have been there for a while, and you can't always tell by looking. Also, that's a really insensitive thing to say.
kireinabooshi 1 month ago
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Why are people so worried, if they don't want to eat they shouldn't. Then when they die there'll be one less mouth to feed in the world. Everybody wins, they become thin and we have one less idiot in the world.
JetFighters 1 month ago
@JetFighters you shouldnt say that. Its not just all about being thin. There are other things that trigger your eating disorder...
nellygurl11 1 month ago
@JetFighters lmafo
AshhM2012 1 month ago
What freaks me out about this, is that I looked at these women and thought "They're not THAT thin, they don't look sick." Although I appear to be much larger than that, and am classed as slight/light for my age and height. I think why, at first I had this impression, was that I see photos and videos of girls and women who look just like this every time I see photos of high fashion models. I've become accustomed to it and I don't like it.
vodkayoghurt 1 month ago 6
I'm relapsing. Please pray for me.
lulu0000o 1 month ago 10
i would never ever want my future daughter to have an ed like me...idk why brittani's mom emcouraged that...thats just terrible
coolysteph 1 month ago 5
Brittany's mom, is dumbshit. She is an awful mother who should have her children taken away from her. She doesn't just have AN, she is mentally unwell. Lots of MOTHERS have AN, and they are EXCELLENT moms, not this terrible chickenshit mom.
EEKmuffin 2 months ago 5
I realize that Brit's mom has a disorder as well, and I realize that half of you will jump my ass for saying this, but...that woman could have held her nasty remarks about the meal for the damn hour she was there. I mean, come on. She realizes her daughter needs help so she should realize that comments like the "I can't have the cheese because I'm already having dairy" one are not appropriate. I sincerely hope for Brit's sake that her mother also seeks help.
jennpenn5 2 months ago 8
Alisa is SO BEAUTIFUL
LingualGourmet 2 months ago 2
Brittany reminds me of my ex-girlfriend when she was a bit younger and it absolutely breaks my heart.
BatcaveDilemma 2 months ago
Brittany is so pretty and kind. I wish she would have really tried to get better...
AprilToniaRuiz 2 months ago
what did Brittany mean by takeing a "huge risk"?
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BouncyBeccaaa 2 months ago
@BouncyBeccaaa Actually, I think she meant by eating with her mom.
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LilasRose1973 2 months ago
as a recovering anorexic, i'm proud to say this isn't triggering me. but, i wish i could help all these girls/women. it breaks my heart because i was in the same place months ago. i hope they're doing better. people don't realize how hard it is to recover..
shannenjenkins 2 months ago
Britney doesn't want to be the sickest one, she just can't help it
cigaretteskinny21 2 months ago
this is like the book i read called cut
beaners250 2 months ago
@ithankgodformusic she is NOT in rehab
helzbelz64 3 months ago
I am sorry that Polly is dead...but to me she seemed so mean and manipulative.Maybe "she" wanted to be the sickest one there.
LadieWebster 3 months ago
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I agree she didn't seem like a very kind person. Cruel really.
bananaPLEASE 2 months ago in playlist thinspo
Brittany is such a broken person. It's very sad. I wonder how she is doing today.
jessiib12 3 months ago
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ithankgodformusic 3 months ago
@jessiib12 she's recovered from anorexia but she's in rehab because of an heroin addiction.
ithankgodformusic 3 months ago
@ithankgodformusic Oh man. Thanks for the update.
jessiib12 3 months ago
4:35 what great bonding between mother and daughter not! thats sick
cecil3doll88 3 months ago
I'm 12 and I'm 85 punds. people say im very skinny, and some of these girls who are 15 or 20 are 82 pounds! makes me kinda jelouse actually :'(
Imaginix1 3 months ago
@Imaginix1 It shouldnt im jealous of everyone im so obese
LemonHead716 3 months ago
man its so hard having an eating disorder i wish all people with eating disorders the best YOU CAN BEAT your eating disorder :)
MrsAlllllli 3 months ago
this reminds me of when i was in treatment
taiahopscotch 4 months ago
Interesting way to look at it, maybe that's true for some people. But as a psychologist I would try not to make it such a painful experience, instead try to work out the mental part of the disease, to invite food back into someone's life as a healthy and happy experience!! Maybe I am naïve. It is upsetting either way.
rmss2233 4 months ago
@rmss2233 when you are severely underweight and malnourished it is difficult to work on the mental part, and some symptoms of malnourishment disguise themselves as other mental issues. eating disorders are unique in that they take many many types of support for the person who has one in order to reach recovery. Working on the mental part only first would be very very difficult as eating disorders are not rational and can take extreme amounts of control over the person who has it.
redfern4132 3 months ago
@rmss2233 As the person becomes more nourished then counseling and other types of therapy (im an art therapist) can be where the major turning point can take place (although i do advocate starting right away). It is really hard to watch people struggle with eating when they are first starting to eat meals again, but until the person is nourished enough it is very difficult for them to have more control over the eating disorder instead of the eating disorder controlling them.
redfern4132 3 months ago
@rmss2233 I agree though that it is upsetting watching meals be so painful for someone.
redfern4132 3 months ago
that food looks soo nasty. when I was inpatient for an ED the food was pretty good. I thought they made the food good so the anorexics/bulimics would like to eat. and continue to do so on the outside when they are released.
irisdec09 4 months ago
I think they should have a separate unit for the adolescents and adults.
irisdec09 4 months ago
Britanny's sister is so strong, she has an anorexic mother and an anorexic sister!! How does she do? It looks just horrible, she is strong!
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Eating disorders, particularly severe cases, in my opinion, are not only a cry for help but a slow form of suicide. Many young women die from this. Interventions are great but intense therapy is needed. So many have such low self esteem. Disorders of this kind are complex but it boils down to something so fundamental, A SENSE OF ACCEPTANCE IN THE FAMILY, BY ONES PEERS, AND BY SOCIETY.(THIS SHOULD BE A RIGHT FOR ALL!!)
SaranDobby 4 months ago
its would be so hard for brittany to go home and have to live with her mum when her mum is like that she would more then likely relapse
1689skye 4 months ago
2:21 "b'cause"
DragonFly122 4 months ago
I hope Brittany is ok now..I like her poor thing.She is a good and smart girl.
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this bitch is fucking crying over a cupcake
I am not going to pretend I'm not laughing out loud right now
shatteringglass100 4 months ago
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Anorexia is a rich country's disease.
Don't wanna eat? Move to Africa, India or South America where there will be no damn food to eat.
I have NO sympathy for these crazy skanks.
machatte911 4 months ago
How is forcing someone to eat treatment? That makes it worse... it is a psychological disease, NOT a physical one. WHat the fuck is wrong with these people. And WHY would you subject yourself to that torture? Brittany is right, what the fuck this old woman is trying to tell her she WANTS to suffer.... is she 5? They dont even get healthy food - how is that a healthy lifestyle?
rmss2233 4 months ago
when you have anorexia, your brain is literally starved. starving reinforces habitual behavior, depression, illogical thinking, etc. it's amazing the difference in mental coherence that can result in just a short while.
the other reason is that once anorexics have started to eat and experience the life changes that come along with that, they are able to really work towards something -- and see that they are able to lead a non-anorexic life. they aren't likely to make these changes before this.
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rmss2233 4 months ago
brittanys HAIR!!!!
omfg don't they let her have shampoo? :(
sherunsrunsruns 4 months ago
@sherunsrunsruns she's one of those who don't wash because the think the water will sink into the skin & make her gain water & calories ect.
stayingxstrong 4 months ago
@stayingxstrong i should have realized that. i just forgot how stupid ed'd girls can get :/
sherunsrunsruns 4 months ago
Am I the only who doesn't like Brittany?
Br0seid0nx 5 months ago
So. Triggering.
neonXblackXeyesxD 5 months ago 125
this reminds me so much of when i went to treatment its uncanny. brittany makes me so sad.
carrrrrillo 5 months ago
6:40 what does shelly say about her sister?
tatulover2120 5 months ago
@tatulover2120
I'm not sure, I think she says that she doesn't even weigh 100 pounds
zidia7 5 months ago
At the end she was making me hungry
MsDegrassichik 5 months ago
She would chew and spit with her mother.. Jesus christ. why is my mom not like that. Shes a fat cunt and all she wants is to make me fat. Little shit.
ClythiaMysticka 5 months ago
@ClythiaMysticka you would honestly rather have a mother who willing engages in eating disordered behaviour with you??
atherwitch 5 months ago
@atherwitch You know the mothers that wanna always feed theyre children, she fucking pisses me off and she makes my bulimia 5x worse
ClythiaMysticka 5 months ago
Brittany's words about how she's taking a huuge risk at lunch are not her own.
DragonFly122 5 months ago
Shelly looks like the one girl from Teen Mom...
darkdemonofthemist 5 months ago
i cant say anything more.. just...
OMG i hate brits mom. so sad to see.
TheWinterHeat 5 months ago
Lol that black lady is so nice ^.^
kenyafosho 5 months ago
@kenyafosho Black ladies are always nice ^___^
swimsuitcookies 5 months ago
1000 calories for a 7 year old?! That can't be healthy.
monoxidelullabyx3x 5 months ago
I love the last girl who speaks. Shes awesome to me.
Starveyourfat 6 months ago
@GoldstarBallbuster No, we don't have any fucking sympathy for her. I'm sure her bitch ass fucking mother could have done so without commenting about what she can and can't eat. Her daughter is in treatment for an eating disorder, but she's the one commenting on her fucking food? Are you kidding me?
XxLonelyRainnxX 6 months ago
Whats a three letter curse word? hahaha "fat" ?? I supposed it would be in an ed clinic.
girl123interrupted 6 months ago
Brittany's mom is the worst mom I have ever seen. I understand that burgers are not healthiest food ever.....but come on. It's just bread and meat. Bread has b complex vitamines (essential for your HAIR) and meat has the muscles holding together tight and firm. You can lose weight if you eat bread and meat as well. Sugar helps for the brain..black chocolate...low calories yet healthy/ But...her mom.........................wtf
BodyartCat 6 months ago
@BodyartCat her mom has an eating disorder as well... Yes I agree that what she said/acted with the meal with Brittany was not the best if she's trying to help Brittany to recover from her ED, but lets not judge her.
starrdancinchick 6 months ago
Brittany's mom is such a bitch.
XxLonelyRainnxX 6 months ago
@SkylarPro Its parent, child role reversal. Where the parent forces the child to be their parent instead of the other way around. Fucks up a person severely.
Godlim17 6 months ago
I swear through out the whole thing Brittany's hair is wet :')
Glittergirlz4eva1 6 months ago 40
@Glittergirlz4eva1 I know i keep thinking she's just getting out of the shower
LemonHead716 3 months ago
@Glittergirlz4eva1 I think it's greasy and this actually. Anorexia can do that.
FaithFluro 3 months ago
Poor Polly, close to tears after eating half a cupcake.
mismonty46 6 months ago 2
would parental encouragement and better familial support help these people from a younger age? forgive me if thats an ignorant question..
MrCharoff 6 months ago
@MrCharoff Of course with any disorder it would work. But usually the weight loss and the obsession is a symptom of deeper problems and usually it stems from problems with family and/or friends. So if they are the root cause... well you get it.
angelchik54 6 months ago
I know I'm kinda slow but whats perging?
ashes191817 6 months ago
@ashes191817 throwing up after eating.
bonesrbeautyful 6 months ago
@ashes191817 making yourself throw up what you just ate
lemonkooler 6 months ago
I wonder how many of these girls really improve and recover...I really hope they do
happynappygirl1 6 months ago
This is sad
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wearyworld 7 months ago
Poll should take her own advice, She's being a huge bitch and acts like head queen just because she's sick.
And if she died, may she rest in peace.
JuiceBoxLoveX 7 months ago
Kudos to Polly for speaking the truth about Brittany. As a sufferer of an eating disorder myself, it's very hard for me to watch her because she constantly is seeking to stay in her sick state because she feels it gets her more love. Polly is right, she was always trying to be the sickest one there. On another note though, I feel bad for the girl. Her mother is a monster of epic proportions and should not be allowed to raise a child.
survivor298 7 months ago
The sad thing is that they are all soooo beautiful, especially Alisa, Brittany and Polly... RIP Polly <3
0sexiest0nerd0 7 months ago
It's sad that Polly died,but she told Brittany that she wanted to be the sickest one there,,,I think that Polly wanted all the attention.
LadieWebster 7 months ago
I thought Brittany styled her hair in that crunchy/greasy-looking way...like an early 2000's style?
ExpectoTheUnexpected 7 months ago
Brittany looks like she hasn't washed her hair in a month
marky77 7 months ago
The phrase "community" says nothing. Why can't they phrase it for what it actually is?
stokkand1 7 months ago
Was Brittany sucking her thumb at 7:31 ???
girl123interrupted 7 months ago 3
I'd devour that yummy cupcake within two minutes..what a shame she sees it as a torture to eat it.. :(
MusEsther 7 months ago
@MusEsther I see where she's coming from, not that I'm anorexic or bulimic but when I'm in the zone of dieting, exercising and losing weight and when I'm on a 1,300 calorie a day plan. I see bread, cake, candies, pastries, sweet dairies as evil and something I'd NEVER touch because I can't stop once I start so I equate it to sweets and savories=obesity.
girl123interrupted 7 months ago
@girl123interrupted Its not a bad thing to eat it once in a while. Life is too short.
iloveoreos15 6 months ago
How are they going to get healthy eating CAKE!!!!?
safehouse123 7 months ago
@safehouse123 OMG serious?! It's her BIRTHDAY!
MusEsther 7 months ago
@MusEsther seriously.
safehouse123 7 months ago
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KennedEatsMonsterss 7 months ago
brittany's mom is STUPID AND IRRESPONSIBLE. how can you say 'oh i can't have a roll, i can't have cheese' in front of your anorexic daughter? what a dumb bitch. apparently dieting is more important to her than her daughter's LIFE
SkylarPro 8 months ago 160
@SkylarPro if you remember she also has a eating disorder.
Godwill3 7 months ago
@Godwill3 ok, but she should at least be responsible enough to keep it to herself more
SkylarPro 7 months ago
@SkylarPro I tink what she did was horrible, but I also think that is the eating disorder talking.
gustafsg 7 months ago
@SkylarPro sooo true. Wot a dumb cow!!!!! Yuh know when I was in adult services in hospital the nurses who were on diets would talk like this right in front of me! How unconsiderate right!?!
gibbseyo 7 months ago
@SkylarPro I think the mother is anorexic as well.
taylormadediva2009 7 months ago 4
@taylormadediva2009 yes, she is. Brittany said that in 04:20
MsxKiki 7 months ago
@SkylarPro yeah it's infuriating, and inexcusable, but on the other hand, she's not "dieting". the mom has an eating disorder too, which isn't a choice like a diet is.
hayleyddixon 7 months ago
@SkylarPro
I don't want to be rude, but have you even paid attention to what they say in the film? Her mother has an eating disorder too. She's not doing it to provoke her daughter or anything - apparently she can't help it either. Think before you speak - or judge...
lunde3 7 months ago
@lunde3 if you hear about a child rapist, whose mentally ill and has raped 10 little girls,do you say 'oh i won't judge him 'cause he's sick'? or do you say 'what a fucking monster!'? i'm guessing the latter, dear understandable user. i know that case isn't that extreme,but it's the very same situation from a moral point of view. anorexia makes you crazy about food and losing weight, but it does not completely change your ways and cannot be used as an excuse for being a terrible mother.
SkylarPro 7 months ago 2
@SkylarPro Just want to say that you have a point and sadly, those people are making excuses for Brittany's mom that have no bearing over her mental capacity to see right and wrong when it comes to raising her own child.... some people don't know the meaning of the word morals but I do, I agree with you 100%!
itzSkrapee 6 months ago
@SkylarPro
Brittany's mom has anorexia as well. The director of this documentary revealed this fact in the book that she wrote to accompany this film. Brittany's mother didn't want her eting disorder discussed in the film.
You are pissed off at a woman who is as sick as her daugter for loving her daughter enough to send HER for treatment when she could have used their insurance for herself.
lesterclaypool1 6 months ago
@lesterclaypool1 you're the 101st person who is responding me with it and I, for the 101st time answer- I KNOW she has anorexia, but that doesn't explain being a sucky mother.Anorexia doesn't blur all parts of your brain leaving you infinitely irresponsible,even an ana sufferer could hold herself from saying things like that in front of her daughter.The fact that she sent her daughter to that facility meant she knew she was sick and it was killing her child,so she was conscious of the situation.
SkylarPro 6 months ago
@SkylarPro
I would direct your attention to Alisa, in response, the mother who is in this same treatment facility so that her "children could have a normal life". As much as the sufferer is aware of the disease, a lot of the symptoms of it become second nature and they are uunable to stop them from showing themselves. My wife has been in recovery for over a decade and there are still some fucked up things that she does with food without realizing.
lesterclaypool1 6 months ago
@SkylarPro Her mother has an eating disorder too. it's a battle day in and day out... and you're never recovered... you're in recovery, cuz you'll always have to fight off those thoughts no matter how far in recovery you are.
loved2bethin 6 months ago 2
@SkylarPro Stupid and Irresponsible? please explain how that is... she sent Brittany into treatment cuz she does not want Brittany to suffer more from an eating disorder than she has to. She loves Brittany, I can see it. Do you have an eating disorder? have you been through what Brittany's mom has been through? Why are you judging so harshly? No one is perfect.
starrdancinchick 6 months ago
@starrdancinchick I think that brittanys mom should have just eaten the one meal with her. Or just not have gone. I know how hard it is to eat and everything, but when your daughter's in an edu.... you shouldn"t be doing things likethat right infront of her
lalamouse77 6 months ago
@starrdancinchick yes, i did suffer from anorexia when i was in high school and guess what, it made me crazy about food but it did not make me completely unable to think clearly about life
SkylarPro 6 months ago
@SkylarPro I'm sorry you suffered from anorexia.
starrdancinchick 6 months ago
@starrdancinchick No one is perfect,I agree with that,but if you're a mother,you should know that a good mother would do anything for her daughter. Sending her to treatment is meaningless if she supports her ED inconsciously,sitting near her and being picky about food. It's not the right way to cope with your daughter's illness! I probably understand her mum,though:it's so hard to give up that sense of control. I think it's aut-aut: my daughter or my eating disorder. She chose the easiest way.
Kixshani 5 months ago
@SkylarPro shes anorexic herself...
tatulover2120 5 months ago
@SkylarPro totally agree with you!!
GogoBlondeful 5 months ago
@SkylarPro You do realize her mom has an eating disorder as well, right?
SwingxMusic 4 months ago
Does Her Mom Fucking Know That She Has A Big Influence On Brittany? And Shes Sitting There Picking At Her Food In Front Of Her.
TheVannahbanana1 8 months ago 65
@TheVannahbanana1 Good point but have you had an eating disorder? Have you walked the shoes Brittany's mom has walked? Lets not judge her for what's she's doing wrong, but applaud her for wanting the best for Brittany (sending her to treatment in hopes that Brittany could recover)
starrdancinchick 6 months ago
@TheVannahbanana1 She can't help it, she has an eating disorder.
SwingxMusic 4 months ago
Ive been bulimic for about 5 years when I binge at times I cant even taste the food depending on what Im eating then the purge makes me soooo good its like smoking some good weed or drinking your fave drink 10 x over @ times I may not eat for 3 days knowing if I pur ge the 4th day purging will be easier but bulimia is more about emotional issues than food it self Ive dealing with low self esteem, rape as a 9 y/o, my dad's death he passed away 10 yrs plus, my mom being ill bulimia is powerful
curvousblackwoman84 8 months ago
@curvousblackwoman84 I just wanted to know if you've ever tried getting any help or treatment at all? My best friend was a horrible bulimic but thanks to God and a lot of support and a LOT of hard work he is much better now.
catchthisbuck 8 months ago
@catchthisbuck Ive tried getting help but I feel that my body is use to purging I can eat a simple hamburger and if I dont purge it I get intense stomach pains and trhe food comes up on its own I can eat normally anymore and I have come 2 accept that I use 2 be a size 4 sum ppl say I was pretty thin but I guess I am ugly now I wish I was thin like Mary Kate Olsen or Kourtney Kardashian minus the big breast
curvousblackwoman84 8 months ago
my whole family knows and theyre in just as much denial as my ed.they still make snarky comments when i eat, very judgmental & critical, mum thinks its just a phase even though at 5'11 i got down to a skeletal 95 lbs. its an adaptation, survival mechanism, id be a nervous wreck every second if i didnt have my ed, i want to spread the word that its so much less about food & more about feelings, for those who can offer support, u never know, ur best friend, sister or daughter can be suffering hell
chirpz1999 8 months ago 2
For me bulimia sometimes is my best friend I use 2 be a size 4 like 2 yrs ago I was a size 4 weighted 116 & I thought I was fat I would give a kidney 2 be that size again My sis said I looked cute that weight & Ive got fat rolls it hurts me alot I feel no good, decent man will ever want a ugly, fat girl like me I hate looking in the mirror it makes me wanna cry, But At times I can go 3-4 days w/out food but binging & purging is easier for me and hiding it is 2 dealing w/ being raped @ 9..
curvousblackwoman84 8 months ago
It's mom's got it all wrong. She isn't depressed because of the eating disorder. Her depression GAVE her an eating disorder.
KaraDelonas 8 months ago
Ive been bulimic for about 5 years when I binge at times I cant even taste the food depending on what Im eating then the purge makes me soooo good its like smoking some good weed or drinking your fave drink 10 x over @ times I may not eat for 3 days knowing if I pur ge the 4th day purging will be easier but bulimia is more about emotional issues than food it self Ive dealing with low self esteem, rape as a 9 y/o, my dad's death he passed away 10 yrs plus, my mom being ill bulimia is powerful
curvousblackwoman84 8 months ago
@curvousblackwoman84 yess this is exactly how i feel. hugs*
message me im here if you ever need someone we can support each other.
17babybug 8 months ago
@17babybug Thx soooo much for your reply I sent you a message Have a gud weekend!!! Thx
curvousblackwoman84 8 months ago
Omg.... 185lbs to 97lbs.
DarkLuverx3 8 months ago
You can tell its so hard for her to eat the cupcake :(
IloveHarryPotter300 8 months ago
@IloveHarryPotter300
cheer up potter...80% of the world can't afford to buy cupcakes.....you know, in africa n-stuff.
& sooon...less and less people will be forced to endure eating cupcakes!
:)
novaflo339 8 months ago
wow i was a mess
Ogreenworld89 8 months ago
wow i was a mess
Ogreenworld89 8 months ago
I think that Ali is exaggerating her illness and kind of attention seeking.. I don't know if she's binging and purging to the extent that she says she is because she honestly isn't thin.
FrigidArtic 8 months ago