They need to show Brittany's "I wanna be thin" speech to the fashion industry. This is so much the result of media pressure. Brittany is already so thin and she can't see it, or the absolute agony that people with eating disorders inflict unknowingly on the people who love them. It's heartbreaking.
oh my word please dont do that alisa and im probably being dome but how do they just make themselves be sick without sticking their fingers down their throat or anything?
@alicedee100 Her body's used to pushing food up when it enters her body. It's just that if you stick to certain habits, eventually your body will get used to them.
For example, if you'd be on a diet of about 800 kcal a day, at first you'd probably feel hungry as hell, but later on as your body gets used to that calorie intake, you'll have no problem at all.
I dont know how to help these ppl i mean they have been in a treatment center for a while and still as soon as they go out BOOOOMMMM and all effort all talking all support flushed down...she has 2 kids and i am very upset by just watching her in here...
I think it's REDICULOUS that people who haven't fully recovered get sent out because of those stupid insurances..but yea Im not american so i dunno how it's organized over there..
Alisa should put a picture of her kids above the toilet that says 'think about them before you purge.' or something to help stop herself or at least make her pause and think.
I don't understand why people are assuming that the scene where Alisa is throwing up is her "first night home" it's not....it said she had already went home AND moved her and her kids closer to the center. Thats gotta be at least a few weeks to a month. The night she threw up was Shelly's first day out....Alisa left before Shelly.
I think its easy to look at Brittany and think, "Aww what an attenion seeking whiney girl." But honestly throughout the entire movie she is kept to herself and does not speak up about anything til now. And when she did ask for support, Polly shut her down. She is still young, and as she has said, she was forced to the institute, and she didn't want to be there, and so she has every right to have a meltdown and act how she does. I've felt like she has too many times, least she spoke up.
@lottie2006 If you could see her now...she is such a beautiful HEALTHY girl! I saw her on myspace and facebook and almost did not recognize her...so incredibly beautiful!
seeing alisa purge everything that she ate makes me question whether the treatment actually works. because i feel that the treatment only makes people who suffer from eating disorders to gain weight and that's it. make them physically healthy and that's it. if on the first night out of treatment people are throwing up everywhere, then what was the whole point of the treatment? this documentary was made in 2006 so hopefully treatments became better
@ALand2237 I also have borderline personality..... And I actually own a DSM IV TR so dont act like you know what your talking about when I probably have more Psych knowledge than you have about how to puke. The DSM diagnostic criteria are not all there is to a diagnosis, and personality disorder in particular. If you would read the whole section in the DSM about borderline, you would find the manipulation and insincerity. Also, clinicians have a preconceived notion of us as well.
I wonder what happened to all of these girls? I know that Polly died and that is terrible, but what about the others? I really hope they are okay but I dont think some of them are. Brittany I am really concerned about.
@kitten007799 Awww..that's sad. Thing is, eating disorders and drug addiction have a lot of similarities, behavior-wise. They are both a means of numbing yourself, not wanting to feel. They are both obsessions and rob you of your body, mind and soul. Oh, and both can kill you.
The thing that you get from Brittany is her Borderline personality disorder. Which makes her seem insincere and manipulative. Key characteristic is when she thinks everyone is mad at her.
@Godlim17 walk a mile in her shoes and then you can say she has a borderline personality or manipulative one. Please, chill the f**k out and don't insult her. She is sick NOT INSANE as you claim her to be, Mr/Mrs. Doctor
@Godlim17 I happen to have borderline personality disorder. Look it up, you wont find insincere or manipulative under the symptoms. Besides she's 15! BPD is almost never diagnosed until the age of 18 because most of the symptoms can sometimes be seen as typical teenage emotions.
I feel so bad for anyone who thinks they're "fat" when they absolutely aren't. I know it has to do with so many things, and I just wish that I could talk sense into them, but I know it's not that easy. I have a friend who is naturally thin, but her mother made her feel like she was a whale, so she developed an ED. I was always (and still am) pissed at her mom for doing that to her. I'll never forgive her for that.
...Yrs b4i had my ed, watchin tis wud proly make me desperate2b like'em. Now i just watch&sympathize because it HURTS,&is originated fr something we must've taken personally in our past..But fact is:we all deserve2be happy, whether we're miss americas or just girls next door. I know helpin som1w/their ed would make me feel better, wish i had this opportunity.
Hearing these girls cry..has made me cry w/them.I fougt my eds...on my own, ive met 1 anorexic shortly b4i was over mine, but havent a single bulimic in person, i felt so alone w/my disease, so judged& low. Im still behind in my life due2its history..im no longer considered as an ed(ic), but i still feel weak(emotionally) its so hard2go on. Wish i knew how2make a difference:(
oh my jebus brittany fucking kills me. alisa sat there and told her she used her child for her eating disorder AND miscarried and brittany is going to say "ohhh i miss doing that" just as she says she gets on and off the scale. ummm did you literally not hear a word she just said? i mean i know the disease takes you over, but she just seemed like she wanted to be sick so bad, she couldn't even nod in acknowledgment at someone's advice.
@ambulancecandance I agree....Britany wants to be sick... everything that comes out of her mouth seems rehearsed and so not sincere.... she's afake! Can say one thing though she's definitely screwed in the head, THAT she isn't faking lol
She keeps her scale in the middle of the bathroom with the door open, and I think that's to keep looking at it and think the thoughts that she does to feel the need to purge
this place dont want to help people with eating disorders, they fool themselves and other saying that and saying they will set up out patient care, it's all BS, they are in it for the money, all the nurses and doctors and therapists, or else they wouldn't be kicking them out due to spending all the insurance money on nickle and dimeing everything away before their treatment ends
Me being bulimic I think its easier than anorexia i can only starve myself 4 about 5 days then i wanna binge and purge but bulimics can hide they have a eating disorder
Being bulimic and yes women of color can have ED also bulimia is my bff when im sad, happy etc... its part of my life I feel I dont have ED But I pray for others who wanna get help !!
Seeing Brittany cry and say all those things made me cry because I'm here age and every. Word. She. Spoke. Was the exact things that run through my mind everyday. Hell, my shirt smells like vomit right now.
So all those people who says she's annoying, she's hurting. She finally just broke. Down. She let all of her feelings out for probably the first time. So shut up.
@portlandlovely You need to take your shirt off before you purge, darling. thats disgusting that you have puke on your shirt. and your proud of that? sick child.
@mortuseon Listen, honey child. I've been bulimic for 3 and a half years and I know what they're thinking about when they are about to purge, as well as I know that bulimia disrupts your mental stability and consumes your mind, I also like to be clean and remove my shirt before I purge. Would you wear that shirt to bed? Sick.
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That Britney girl needs a good a good shaking. I might be wrong but to me it looks like her 'disorder' is not so much a disorder as it is her being a spoiled brat and wanting attention. Her mum is not supportive and actually seems to be feeding her anorexia, so she must be partly to blame, but honestly - there are so many genuine problems in the world, but Britney insists on whining about a 'problem' which she could easily fix if she decided to.
Im sorry but Britney is annoying me hell if u wanna be skinny as hell do it then Ive got Bulimia and its not about me its coping mechanisms for me Britney needs attention she will be the type of female who gets beat up by a el-psycho b/f...
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
@calamityjane1975 it anymore. No one preached religion..and no one said it was all about being pretty. I'm sorry you suffered. I'm even more sorry you lack hope…if I were you I would want to believe in God. I don't get how people who don't believe live to be honest. I would be miserable and even more depressed..Don't put people down for having that hope please. For future reference. In this fucked up world it's all we have. I apologize for slamming the obese lady my goodness!
@calamityjane1975 um...I'm speaking from experience. I suffered for 5 years but thanks to MY GOD I got out of it very nicely and now I see HOW STUPID it all was. I'm pysically still suffering from all the damage I've done to myself just in that short time and now I just want EVERYONE to be healthy. OBESE or ANOREXIC people piss me off. Bc they can change. I KNOW how hard it is. BELIEVE ME. It took me two years and I'm still not perfect. I still have the mentality I just choose not to act on
Oh My God will someone somewhere sort out this whole bullshit insurance thing!! These are sick people who need help! I just don't understand why on earth anyone can think its ok to let them leave when they are so ill - just because of some stupid fucking form somewhere. aurghg!
i serously just wanna open up a clinc like this but for free. it's stupid that they have to leave cause their insurance runs out. they matter. they need help
Shelly is either the greatest liar or really REALLY working hard! I think she's genuine and she is such a beautiful, smart, amazing woman for all of the girls watching this.
I have bulimia... I'm scared because I started to feel pain, I mean that all my organs hurt, especially my stomach... It hurts all the time, but it only makes me want to purge more and more. Please, help me, I don't want to die in pain, I don't want to be ill. I just wanna be thin.
That fat cow telling the girl to call has an eating disorder just as much as the rest of the girls. Why the hell would they put someone like that in a place like this???? Just bc she doesnt purge what she eats doesn't mean she doesn't have the same obsession with food as girls with EDs…. It kinda pisses me off….She's on the same road to health issues and dying as they are!
@namarie1511 Does calling other people "fat cows" make you feel better about yourself? Being skinny doesn't mean you're anorexic. Being fat doesn't mean you have an ED either. Grow up or get treatment, if that's what you need--whatever will make you stop judging people so harshly based on their weight and physical appearance. There's a lot more to life than numbers on a scale and your weight has no bearing on your worth as a person.
@fetishizedarmadillo I am the most healthy human you will ever talk to on the internet thank you. I think it is just as wrong to over eat as it is to starve. I think it is very hypocritical for that woman to tell those girls how to eat and that they have a problem with food when CLEARLY so does she. She is fat. Obese more like it. She needs help too. When I see her obesity I see someone who is lazy and overeats. She wouldn't look like that if it was not true. That's obvious judging.
@fetishizedarmadillo I also agree with there is more to life than scales and weight. There is also more to life than FOOD. I am sick of seeing obese people everywhere. It makes me sick and sad. it is not how God intended us to be. Yes woman are supposed to have extra belly fat for child bearing. BUT NOT THAT MUCH. And to say it's genetic is BULLSHIT. You can actually make it genetic to the generations after by the way you treat yourself. You can also pass down anorexia. JUST BE HEALTHY PEOPLE.
@namarie1511 I'm sorry, but it's much more convoluted than that; not so black and white. It CAN be genetic (although this is not always the case, and there is a lot more involved than just bad genes), as in how fast your metabolism works. The same can be said for anorexics. They can be a naturally very thin girl who decides she's not thin enough. Anorexia is different for that reason: they have to actually DECIDE to starve themselves. Obese people don't think about it, they just tend to overeat.
@Crithosceleg Actually its pretty simple. Overeaters THINK about what they are doing. Believe me. Like I said. Bulimics and overeaters are equal. One purges, the other doesn't. They have the equal obsession with food. One is more obsessed with weight than the other. Anorexics have their binge moments as well. THEY ALL OBSESS WITH FOOD. And thats what I don't agree with. That's why I thought the woman was not a good example as "help." This is whats so fucked up about America-bullshit EXCUSES
alisa is an idiot.. why go puke the minute you get home.. wouldnt you wanna be with your kids.. i bet they missed you... and you missed them.... you said "they mean the world to you" but obviously not bitch
@michellerbn yes she can, she hadn't the whole time in treatment, i've been in the same possition the doctors said it was the worst case they seen at that hospital.. she said her kids mean the world to her, i said my boyfriend means the world to me, i'm a happy 120lbs now!! you just gotta love something more then the disease and so she's a liar.
@ismfofforever yeah true, but she knew she wasnt ready to leave tho. when you left the tc were u ready to leave? the place she is at is horrible. they only want your money and they are all very rude..as u can tell in the documentry lol. and omg thats soo good that you recovered. it takes SO much strength so congrats :D
@michellerbn yeah that's true! to be honest if i was an adult there i would have ended up smashing one of the so called "helpers" in the face. aha. but from the impression i got from her was that she was strong and could do it... and thanks!! =) it really does take a lot !!
@ismfofforever lol right.?! they were all SO rude. it really pissed me off. and your welcome :D and believe me i knoww. im trying really hard to get better now..
@michellerbn ohhh i know, it should b for free or somthin, like the government gives a shit about kids in africa but this is worse. andd i hope you keep it up!!! it's honestly so worth it!! inbox me anytime if you need a boost to keep eatin!!!!
also....HOW THE HELL DO YOU KICK SOMEONE OUT OF TREATMENT AFTER THAT KIND OF BREAKDOWN! SHES 15! GO IN THE SCHOOLS TODAY AND SEE HOW CRUEL THESE KIDS ARE.....INSURANCE OR NOT GIVE THE KID HELP!
It always frightens me just how quiet bulimic girls are when they barf. They could be in the bathroom stall right next to mine, at a restaurant and I would have no idea what was going on. This disease is all about hiding things, and lying. Terrible.
this series is ripping me apart. I jus wish we could have saved Polly. I want to let them all know that I love them, and I think they are beautiful. no matter how fat they ever thought they were. <3
This is a PRIVATE hospital and they can refuse to treat anyone who can't pay. PUBLIC hospitals treat eating disorders at the taxpayer's expense but no one wants to use these facilities because they are underfunded and provide substandard care just like the socialized medical system of Europe.
@sickofnewusernames ya it's sad the best treatment is private , I was in an ED program and it was really expensive insurance covered it for me but I know girls who were paying for it or there parents were , it's sad, more money should be put towards treatment for eating disorders. Mind you I'm not sure how well my treatment worked , except making me fat I still have an eating disorder and I still hate the way I look, I'm just fatter now.
@sickofnewusernames I see your point. However, the 'socialized medical system of Europe' isn't all that bad. If you need help, you get help. In Scandinavia where I come from, the medical system is very good, for everybody.
Shelly looked so good when she was leaving Renfrew... So healthy with a glow to her skin... I wish people with ED could see that.. That they could see how the good in being healthy... Healthcare is a serious issue that needs more attention!...
There should be free clinics like this for people with eating disorders. if the government used their money on things like this that really matter we could stop so many girls and boys dying/becoming depressed
@silence988 Even Australia, which has a much better public funded health system that the US, can be pretty useless when it comes to EDs. In Sydney, the largest capital city, there is one public hospital that has 4 beds devoted to EDs. There are more services available for children, but if you are an adult, it's basically go to a private hospital or private therapist and pay for treatment yourself
@kbsydney it's the same in Canada and we have much better health care system then USA, and we still have very limited help for people with eating disorders.
because everyone in the world is a bleeding heart liberal that petitions our government to steal from others to pay for peoples health care... right? that is how it works in libtard land.. makes perfect sense.
Sickes ting I have ever read..Every civilised country has a medical system paid for everybody for the use of the few I pay 600€ a months and am nevel ill. Get real you US reblicans, MEDICARE whiner-so much crap about God being spouted, but nothing about being a moral human being
@KarlieDollface how do you know if i have or not? she needs help because she wants attention in a negative way. its not uncommon its just that her emotions run deeper then the eating disorder. When Brittany says " I want to lose weight" thats code for "help me I'm not better". Even Polly said "it seems like you want to be the sickest one here". Don't say that I cant relate because you have no idea who I am. And I don't know who you are and I don't want to know who you are.
@Luailo1 uh, you do realize this was filmed quite a few years ago? So, hate on Obama all you want, but this insurance crap was happening long before he came into office. Not everything can be blamed on him (or any other one president, for that matter.)
There is only so much a treatment center can do without money. If someone can't pay (I.E. no insurance to pay it) then they can't stay. It's sad that thats how the world works, but you get what you pay for, per-say.
@roshylov another trait of eating disorders is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, i dont have it but u can be really obsessive about lots of things, like cleaning for example, and wat clothes u wear
Watching this makes me feel very glad to live in a country where healthcare is available for all, and very very worried for the vulnerable people who don't.
Every one of these girl's stories breaks my heart. However I probably feel the worst for Alisa. She is intelligent and articulate but she has this horrible, horrible illness which she is trying so hard to defeat, but just isn't strong enough. I would not be able to carry on.
I think Shelly looks so much healthier by the end. Even if she is still 103 pounds she looks happier and healthier to me she has life in her face. I am happy for her :)
They need to show Brittany's "I wanna be thin" speech to the fashion industry. This is so much the result of media pressure. Brittany is already so thin and she can't see it, or the absolute agony that people with eating disorders inflict unknowingly on the people who love them. It's heartbreaking.
HanoverianHorse 2 days ago
I am wondering if there was some type of intervention when Brittany said "she just wants to die"
umassigkap 3 days ago
Fucking Brittany pisses me off.
ShelbyyWelby 5 days ago
oh my word please dont do that alisa and im probably being dome but how do they just make themselves be sick without sticking their fingers down their throat or anything?
alicedee100 1 week ago
@alicedee100 Her body's used to pushing food up when it enters her body. It's just that if you stick to certain habits, eventually your body will get used to them.
For example, if you'd be on a diet of about 800 kcal a day, at first you'd probably feel hungry as hell, but later on as your body gets used to that calorie intake, you'll have no problem at all.
AnarchicFantod 1 week ago in playlist Thin
aw alisa why did you cut your hair:(
alicedee100 1 week ago
two anorexics eating together without supervision... did they really think that was gonna work?
TheSnuffy1994 3 weeks ago
I dont know how to help these ppl i mean they have been in a treatment center for a while and still as soon as they go out BOOOOMMMM and all effort all talking all support flushed down...she has 2 kids and i am very upset by just watching her in here...
memoremzi 3 weeks ago
This is making me want to purge and I haven't even eaten anything recently :/
DoriyaPosts 3 weeks ago
who'se fault is it that women constantly have this body dysmorphic image.............so damn sad wtf
Jamesjsp132 4 weeks ago
I think it's REDICULOUS that people who haven't fully recovered get sent out because of those stupid insurances..but yea Im not american so i dunno how it's organized over there..
suus14 1 month ago 14
It doesnt end..1 in 7 die
Oreoreogirl 1 month ago
baha did anyone else laugh when the dog randomly walks into the bathroom while she's puking?
cheekypants321 1 month ago
Alisa :/
MyBarbaricYAWP22 1 month ago
OMG This is breaking my heart!!!!
DMarie0824 1 month ago
OMFing God.
stacyflower 1 month ago
I don't think there is a better after Anorexia. I think it's just going to rule my life forever and I'm scared of that.....
Shealovesnickj 2 months ago in playlist Thin 5
@Shealovesnickj :(
MyBarbaricYAWP22 1 month ago
@Shealovesnickj Too many people have recovered for that to be true.
AngelChick03 4 days ago
I wish these girls could see how strong and beautiful they all are. <3
XDancingInLoveX 2 months ago
@XDancingInLoveX They are!
MyBarbaricYAWP22 1 month ago
WHAT HAS PATRICK EVER DONE TO YOU,SHELLY?? lol
xXxXInspireMeXxXx 2 months ago
oh noooo Alisa STOP PURGING! :(
LingualGourmet 2 months ago
Where is Brittany now? I have nothing but the deepest empathy for her.
BatcaveDilemma 2 months ago
OMG I couldn't believe to see Alisa purging...after all the things she said to Britney...it didn't work
Valmolko 2 months ago
i always want to lose weight, cause i have a bit too much but after seing this, i'd reather be a bit chobby and happy than this!
Vanessa8076 2 months ago
Alisa should put a picture of her kids above the toilet that says 'think about them before you purge.' or something to help stop herself or at least make her pause and think.
pinkprincess9113 2 months ago
What the hell is so great about being thin?
skulldrix 2 months ago
Fuck...that was one of the hardest things I've ever had to watch.
angelKaitNikki 3 months ago
_______ must leave because her insurance runs out.
It's horrific.
TheHoneyDuchess 3 months ago 9
I feel exactly like Brittney.
SevStaceEm5 3 months ago
the night she gets out she purges? wow.
irisdec09 3 months ago
there's so many thin girls and i'm not one of them.
PinkButterfly2004 3 months ago
I don't understand why people are assuming that the scene where Alisa is throwing up is her "first night home" it's not....it said she had already went home AND moved her and her kids closer to the center. Thats gotta be at least a few weeks to a month. The night she threw up was Shelly's first day out....Alisa left before Shelly.
ambulancecandance 3 months ago 5
Alisa reminds me of Natalie Portman. Not only does she look like her, she sounds like her as well.
TheButtonFairy 4 months ago
Is it me or does that receptionist at 4:30 remind you of Roz from Monsters Inc... YOU FORGOT TO FILL OUT YOUR PAPERWORK LAST NIGHT
Ladybugmommy 4 months ago 6
I think its easy to look at Brittany and think, "Aww what an attenion seeking whiney girl." But honestly throughout the entire movie she is kept to herself and does not speak up about anything til now. And when she did ask for support, Polly shut her down. She is still young, and as she has said, she was forced to the institute, and she didn't want to be there, and so she has every right to have a meltdown and act how she does. I've felt like she has too many times, least she spoke up.
lottie2006 4 months ago 50
@lottie2006 If you could see her now...she is such a beautiful HEALTHY girl! I saw her on myspace and facebook and almost did not recognize her...so incredibly beautiful!
Xtodaz22 2 weeks ago
@lottie2006 i agree and luckly those others are trying to help her. and hel each other
sasys8n 5 days ago
seeing alisa purge everything that she ate makes me question whether the treatment actually works. because i feel that the treatment only makes people who suffer from eating disorders to gain weight and that's it. make them physically healthy and that's it. if on the first night out of treatment people are throwing up everywhere, then what was the whole point of the treatment? this documentary was made in 2006 so hopefully treatments became better
sweetpinkcafe 4 months ago
I honestly don't know how these therapists have the patience to deal with these women.
Beaveljeez 4 months ago
@ALand2237 I also have borderline personality..... And I actually own a DSM IV TR so dont act like you know what your talking about when I probably have more Psych knowledge than you have about how to puke. The DSM diagnostic criteria are not all there is to a diagnosis, and personality disorder in particular. If you would read the whole section in the DSM about borderline, you would find the manipulation and insincerity. Also, clinicians have a preconceived notion of us as well.
Godlim17 4 months ago
"I've watched someone die. It's not a pleasant sight."
... okay Captain Obvious
shatteringglass100 4 months ago 6
I wonder what happened to all of these girls? I know that Polly died and that is terrible, but what about the others? I really hope they are okay but I dont think some of them are. Brittany I am really concerned about.
Gitsie007 5 months ago
@Gitsie007 Brittany went on to become a heroin addict.
kitten007799 5 months ago
@kitten007799 Awww..that's sad. Thing is, eating disorders and drug addiction have a lot of similarities, behavior-wise. They are both a means of numbing yourself, not wanting to feel. They are both obsessions and rob you of your body, mind and soul. Oh, and both can kill you.
Gitsie007 4 months ago 7
while watching this I have realized that American healthcare sucks, almost every person had too leave because of ran out insurance..WTF
christ0pher420 5 months ago 10
8:38 HAHAHHA it looks just like my dog!!!
ClythiaMysticka 5 months ago
Alyssa's daughter will probably grow up to have an eating disorder :(
thelexietaylor 5 months ago
Brittany wants attention.
DragonFly122 5 months ago
omg. poor dog! i guess the dog really knew that alissa was doin bad. wanted to support.
so sad to see she got him locked up..
TheWinterHeat 5 months ago
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GuiltyCookie 5 months ago
The thing that you get from Brittany is her Borderline personality disorder. Which makes her seem insincere and manipulative. Key characteristic is when she thinks everyone is mad at her.
Godlim17 6 months ago
@Godlim17 walk a mile in her shoes and then you can say she has a borderline personality or manipulative one. Please, chill the f**k out and don't insult her. She is sick NOT INSANE as you claim her to be, Mr/Mrs. Doctor
BodyartCat 5 months ago
@Godlim17 I happen to have borderline personality disorder. Look it up, you wont find insincere or manipulative under the symptoms. Besides she's 15! BPD is almost never diagnosed until the age of 18 because most of the symptoms can sometimes be seen as typical teenage emotions.
ALand2237 5 months ago
I feel so bad for anyone who thinks they're "fat" when they absolutely aren't. I know it has to do with so many things, and I just wish that I could talk sense into them, but I know it's not that easy. I have a friend who is naturally thin, but her mother made her feel like she was a whale, so she developed an ED. I was always (and still am) pissed at her mom for doing that to her. I'll never forgive her for that.
samxxmas 6 months ago
I bet 70% percent of people just out of recovery fail within the first 72 hours of leaveing. I know i did.
bonesrbeautyful 6 months ago 67
@bonesrbeautyful I hope you get strong.
MyBarbaricYAWP22 1 month ago
The insurance companies can say when a person is "cured"? Our health care system SUCKS MUD!!!
Miss65boo 6 months ago 5
I hate that it costs money for them to get help! :(
RosidaI 6 months ago
...Yrs b4i had my ed, watchin tis wud proly make me desperate2b like'em. Now i just watch&sympathize because it HURTS,&is originated fr something we must've taken personally in our past..But fact is:we all deserve2be happy, whether we're miss americas or just girls next door. I know helpin som1w/their ed would make me feel better, wish i had this opportunity.
Imyourcounciousness 6 months ago
Hearing these girls cry..has made me cry w/them.I fougt my eds...on my own, ive met 1 anorexic shortly b4i was over mine, but havent a single bulimic in person, i felt so alone w/my disease, so judged& low. Im still behind in my life due2its history..im no longer considered as an ed(ic), but i still feel weak(emotionally) its so hard2go on. Wish i knew how2make a difference:(
Imyourcounciousness 6 months ago
oh my jebus brittany fucking kills me. alisa sat there and told her she used her child for her eating disorder AND miscarried and brittany is going to say "ohhh i miss doing that" just as she says she gets on and off the scale. ummm did you literally not hear a word she just said? i mean i know the disease takes you over, but she just seemed like she wanted to be sick so bad, she couldn't even nod in acknowledgment at someone's advice.
ambulancecandance 6 months ago 3
@ambulancecandance I agree....Britany wants to be sick... everything that comes out of her mouth seems rehearsed and so not sincere.... she's afake! Can say one thing though she's definitely screwed in the head, THAT she isn't faking lol
itzSkrapee 6 months ago
I hate how the girls had to pay to save their lives. :`(
MinnesotaVlogger 6 months ago 5
@MinnesotaVlogger Well, I'm certainly not going to pay for this shit.
shatteringglass100 4 months ago
There are people who get sick through no faultof their own and their insurance dumps them. So, boo hoo ladies. Welcome to reality.
Hamstergirl71 6 months ago
seeing them throw up just makes me feel sick
like i literally feel like i'm gonna throw up now.. it makes me so sad
kennydruh 7 months ago
I feel so terrible for all of these girls. I know exactly what they're going through. You feel like no one truly understands your pain.
BellaaRosee 7 months ago
She keeps her scale in the middle of the bathroom with the door open, and I think that's to keep looking at it and think the thoughts that she does to feel the need to purge
13Superkitsune 7 months ago
she made me lol when she reached for the dog while puking XD
NoraGtv 7 months ago
Alisas throwing up made me cry.. she has a nice, good family and she just isn't strong enough... so sad :(
CoverProductionz 7 months ago 5
this place dont want to help people with eating disorders, they fool themselves and other saying that and saying they will set up out patient care, it's all BS, they are in it for the money, all the nurses and doctors and therapists, or else they wouldn't be kicking them out due to spending all the insurance money on nickle and dimeing everything away before their treatment ends
MuseDisorder 7 months ago 3
Me being bulimic I think its easier than anorexia i can only starve myself 4 about 5 days then i wanna binge and purge but bulimics can hide they have a eating disorder
curvousblackwoman84 7 months ago
Being bulimic and yes women of color can have ED also bulimia is my bff when im sad, happy etc... its part of my life I feel I dont have ED But I pray for others who wanna get help !!
curvousblackwoman84 7 months ago
Seeing Brittany cry and say all those things made me cry because I'm here age and every. Word. She. Spoke. Was the exact things that run through my mind everyday. Hell, my shirt smells like vomit right now.
So all those people who says she's annoying, she's hurting. She finally just broke. Down. She let all of her feelings out for probably the first time. So shut up.
portlandlovely 8 months ago 132
@portlandlovely You need to take your shirt off before you purge, darling. thats disgusting that you have puke on your shirt. and your proud of that? sick child.
ClythiaMysticka 4 months ago
@ClythiaMysticka To be honest with you, the state of your appearance is the last thing you're thinking about when you purge...
mortuseon 1 month ago
@mortuseon Listen, honey child. I've been bulimic for 3 and a half years and I know what they're thinking about when they are about to purge, as well as I know that bulimia disrupts your mental stability and consumes your mind, I also like to be clean and remove my shirt before I purge. Would you wear that shirt to bed? Sick.
ClythiaMysticka 1 month ago
@portlandlovely I feel bad for her too, and she probably won't get much help from her mother either. :/
MyBarbaricYAWP22 1 month ago
@portlandlovely yeah at least she's being open about her emotions for once. Too bad it's too late.
atlanticeagle 1 month ago
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That Britney girl needs a good a good shaking. I might be wrong but to me it looks like her 'disorder' is not so much a disorder as it is her being a spoiled brat and wanting attention. Her mum is not supportive and actually seems to be feeding her anorexia, so she must be partly to blame, but honestly - there are so many genuine problems in the world, but Britney insists on whining about a 'problem' which she could easily fix if she decided to.
spider23000 8 months ago
Im sorry but Britney is annoying me hell if u wanna be skinny as hell do it then Ive got Bulimia and its not about me its coping mechanisms for me Britney needs attention she will be the type of female who gets beat up by a el-psycho b/f...
curvousblackwoman84 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
@calamityjane1975 it anymore. No one preached religion..and no one said it was all about being pretty. I'm sorry you suffered. I'm even more sorry you lack hope…if I were you I would want to believe in God. I don't get how people who don't believe live to be honest. I would be miserable and even more depressed..Don't put people down for having that hope please. For future reference. In this fucked up world it's all we have. I apologize for slamming the obese lady my goodness!
namarie1511 8 months ago
@calamityjane1975 um...I'm speaking from experience. I suffered for 5 years but thanks to MY GOD I got out of it very nicely and now I see HOW STUPID it all was. I'm pysically still suffering from all the damage I've done to myself just in that short time and now I just want EVERYONE to be healthy. OBESE or ANOREXIC people piss me off. Bc they can change. I KNOW how hard it is. BELIEVE ME. It took me two years and I'm still not perfect. I still have the mentality I just choose not to act on
namarie1511 8 months ago
The insurance thing is fucked! Nearly screamed at the screen when Alisa went to purge, fuck!
xXxNoXGirlyXGirlxXx 8 months ago 2
Wow, Shelly looks so much healthier than before!
kittykatz55 8 months ago
Oh My God will someone somewhere sort out this whole bullshit insurance thing!! These are sick people who need help! I just don't understand why on earth anyone can think its ok to let them leave when they are so ill - just because of some stupid fucking form somewhere. aurghg!
livefireus 8 months ago 2
I can relate to Brittany so much.....
DebbieGoRawr 9 months ago 5
i serously just wanna open up a clinc like this but for free. it's stupid that they have to leave cause their insurance runs out. they matter. they need help
mynameisharry7472 9 months ago 5
I can't sleep either. Im sitting up watching this terrified and crying. I need help and no one gives a sh*t in my life.
EyesofGeisha 9 months ago
Shelly is either the greatest liar or really REALLY working hard! I think she's genuine and she is such a beautiful, smart, amazing woman for all of the girls watching this.
aliciabutterfly25 9 months ago
I have bulimia... I'm scared because I started to feel pain, I mean that all my organs hurt, especially my stomach... It hurts all the time, but it only makes me want to purge more and more. Please, help me, I don't want to die in pain, I don't want to be ill. I just wanna be thin.
FuCkThEGoLd 9 months ago
@FuCkThEGoLd sorry
curvousblackwoman84 8 months ago
That fat cow telling the girl to call has an eating disorder just as much as the rest of the girls. Why the hell would they put someone like that in a place like this???? Just bc she doesnt purge what she eats doesn't mean she doesn't have the same obsession with food as girls with EDs…. It kinda pisses me off….She's on the same road to health issues and dying as they are!
namarie1511 9 months ago
@namarie1511 Does calling other people "fat cows" make you feel better about yourself? Being skinny doesn't mean you're anorexic. Being fat doesn't mean you have an ED either. Grow up or get treatment, if that's what you need--whatever will make you stop judging people so harshly based on their weight and physical appearance. There's a lot more to life than numbers on a scale and your weight has no bearing on your worth as a person.
fetishizedarmadillo 9 months ago
@fetishizedarmadillo I am the most healthy human you will ever talk to on the internet thank you. I think it is just as wrong to over eat as it is to starve. I think it is very hypocritical for that woman to tell those girls how to eat and that they have a problem with food when CLEARLY so does she. She is fat. Obese more like it. She needs help too. When I see her obesity I see someone who is lazy and overeats. She wouldn't look like that if it was not true. That's obvious judging.
namarie1511 9 months ago
@fetishizedarmadillo I also agree with there is more to life than scales and weight. There is also more to life than FOOD. I am sick of seeing obese people everywhere. It makes me sick and sad. it is not how God intended us to be. Yes woman are supposed to have extra belly fat for child bearing. BUT NOT THAT MUCH. And to say it's genetic is BULLSHIT. You can actually make it genetic to the generations after by the way you treat yourself. You can also pass down anorexia. JUST BE HEALTHY PEOPLE.
namarie1511 9 months ago
@namarie1511 I'm sorry, but it's much more convoluted than that; not so black and white. It CAN be genetic (although this is not always the case, and there is a lot more involved than just bad genes), as in how fast your metabolism works. The same can be said for anorexics. They can be a naturally very thin girl who decides she's not thin enough. Anorexia is different for that reason: they have to actually DECIDE to starve themselves. Obese people don't think about it, they just tend to overeat.
Crithosceleg 8 months ago
@Crithosceleg Actually its pretty simple. Overeaters THINK about what they are doing. Believe me. Like I said. Bulimics and overeaters are equal. One purges, the other doesn't. They have the equal obsession with food. One is more obsessed with weight than the other. Anorexics have their binge moments as well. THEY ALL OBSESS WITH FOOD. And thats what I don't agree with. That's why I thought the woman was not a good example as "help." This is whats so fucked up about America-bullshit EXCUSES
namarie1511 8 months ago
jeez I can't stop crying
chlofanged 9 months ago
wow brittany is so ridiculous.
JuliaHearts 9 months ago 3
when i saw alisa relapse i was like ughhhh.. iwas really rootin for her...
michellerbn 9 months ago
alisa is an idiot.. why go puke the minute you get home.. wouldnt you wanna be with your kids.. i bet they missed you... and you missed them.... you said "they mean the world to you" but obviously not bitch
ismfofforever 9 months ago
@ismfofforever she cant help it...
michellerbn 9 months ago
@michellerbn yes she can, she hadn't the whole time in treatment, i've been in the same possition the doctors said it was the worst case they seen at that hospital.. she said her kids mean the world to her, i said my boyfriend means the world to me, i'm a happy 120lbs now!! you just gotta love something more then the disease and so she's a liar.
ismfofforever 9 months ago
@ismfofforever yeah true, but she knew she wasnt ready to leave tho. when you left the tc were u ready to leave? the place she is at is horrible. they only want your money and they are all very rude..as u can tell in the documentry lol. and omg thats soo good that you recovered. it takes SO much strength so congrats :D
michellerbn 9 months ago
@michellerbn yeah that's true! to be honest if i was an adult there i would have ended up smashing one of the so called "helpers" in the face. aha. but from the impression i got from her was that she was strong and could do it... and thanks!! =) it really does take a lot !!
ismfofforever 9 months ago
@ismfofforever lol right.?! they were all SO rude. it really pissed me off. and your welcome :D and believe me i knoww. im trying really hard to get better now..
michellerbn 9 months ago
@michellerbn ohhh i know, it should b for free or somthin, like the government gives a shit about kids in africa but this is worse. andd i hope you keep it up!!! it's honestly so worth it!! inbox me anytime if you need a boost to keep eatin!!!!
ismfofforever 9 months ago
@ismfofforever oh yeah exactly. they care more about people that dont live in the US....and okay thank you!! :)
michellerbn 9 months ago
also....HOW THE HELL DO YOU KICK SOMEONE OUT OF TREATMENT AFTER THAT KIND OF BREAKDOWN! SHES 15! GO IN THE SCHOOLS TODAY AND SEE HOW CRUEL THESE KIDS ARE.....INSURANCE OR NOT GIVE THE KID HELP!
bykrechik 10 months ago 2
damn...out of all the ED documentaries and stories this is the only that that makes me cry...
bykrechik 10 months ago
the media doesn't help
Rangaohkee666 10 months ago
Why Alisa....why?
thisismytube 10 months ago 2
to me, the program should be free. it shouldnt cost bookoos of money to get better.
nirvanalover16 10 months ago 4
It always frightens me just how quiet bulimic girls are when they barf. They could be in the bathroom stall right next to mine, at a restaurant and I would have no idea what was going on. This disease is all about hiding things, and lying. Terrible.
mymaldonado 10 months ago
Wow poor dog it's like the dog knows that something is wrong.
edpinkgurl 10 months ago 2
I love the book life without ed amazing book!!
edpinkgurl 10 months ago
this series is ripping me apart. I jus wish we could have saved Polly. I want to let them all know that I love them, and I think they are beautiful. no matter how fat they ever thought they were. <3
TechV101 10 months ago
Shelly and Alisa look so beautiful after treatment. It almost makes me tear up to see them overcoming this.
tonightskies 10 months ago 2
and she goes home and does exactly what she said was pathetic, my heart goes out to these people.
lindsayhotmess 10 months ago
brittany made me cry so hard. please beautiful girl don't let this disease destroy you. i i know i am. god help us all, it's so fucking awful
motherfuckinriot 11 months ago 2
This is a PRIVATE hospital and they can refuse to treat anyone who can't pay. PUBLIC hospitals treat eating disorders at the taxpayer's expense but no one wants to use these facilities because they are underfunded and provide substandard care just like the socialized medical system of Europe.
sickofnewusernames 11 months ago
@sickofnewusernames I'll have you know, speaking from experience, Europe does NOT have 'underfunded' and substandard care' in our hospitals.
livvyxo 10 months ago
@sickofnewusernames ya it's sad the best treatment is private , I was in an ED program and it was really expensive insurance covered it for me but I know girls who were paying for it or there parents were , it's sad, more money should be put towards treatment for eating disorders. Mind you I'm not sure how well my treatment worked , except making me fat I still have an eating disorder and I still hate the way I look, I'm just fatter now.
edpinkgurl 10 months ago
@sickofnewusernames I see your point. However, the 'socialized medical system of Europe' isn't all that bad. If you need help, you get help. In Scandinavia where I come from, the medical system is very good, for everybody.
Jepsi08 10 months ago
Hi USA: you need social democracy. Then no one would get kicked out if they needed help.
Jepsi08 11 months ago 4
I would really like to meet the teenage girl in this video. Her story made me tear up
joego53 11 months ago 2
Even the dog knows she's sick. Animals are amazing. And she should not have been allowed to leave.
RoseRepulsive 11 months ago
This is really depressing.
secretme127 11 months ago
Deeply depressing. American healthcare DOES SUCK. i happen to know all about that.
Mrs4Happy20 1 year ago 27
A month doesn't make years of pain and habit disappear.
thefreeunknown 1 year ago 2
Shelly looked so good when she was leaving Renfrew... So healthy with a glow to her skin... I wish people with ED could see that.. That they could see how the good in being healthy... Healthcare is a serious issue that needs more attention!...
fionarae 1 year ago 2
There should be free clinics like this for people with eating disorders. if the government used their money on things like this that really matter we could stop so many girls and boys dying/becoming depressed
silence988 1 year ago
@silence988 Even Australia, which has a much better public funded health system that the US, can be pretty useless when it comes to EDs. In Sydney, the largest capital city, there is one public hospital that has 4 beds devoted to EDs. There are more services available for children, but if you are an adult, it's basically go to a private hospital or private therapist and pay for treatment yourself
kbsydney 11 months ago
@kbsydney it's the same in Canada and we have much better health care system then USA, and we still have very limited help for people with eating disorders.
edpinkgurl 10 months ago
because everyone in the world is a bleeding heart liberal that petitions our government to steal from others to pay for peoples health care... right? that is how it works in libtard land.. makes perfect sense.
Sickes ting I have ever read..Every civilised country has a medical system paid for everybody for the use of the few I pay 600€ a months and am nevel ill. Get real you US reblicans, MEDICARE whiner-so much crap about God being spouted, but nothing about being a moral human being
Nighthawkx15 1 year ago
@Nighthawkx15 - meant to vote UP!!!! :) well said
cjcourtneyify 11 months ago
Poor maltese
kinkeddiana 1 year ago 2
whats the piano song they've been playing in the background? I've always wanted to know, it's so pretty and sad.
xXxhybridmeteoraxXx 1 year ago
This right here is why we need universal healthcare. There's no way that... pathetic girl has gotten better on her own.
makenna88 1 year ago
Brittany is an attention whore, she really doesnt want to get better. she wants to lose weight and look sick so people will feel sorry for her.
NickJRM 1 year ago
@NickJRM If you are not a bulimic or anorexic, you have no idea how that feels. Nearly all of us think that way
KarlieDollface 1 year ago
@KarlieDollface how do you know if i have or not? she needs help because she wants attention in a negative way. its not uncommon its just that her emotions run deeper then the eating disorder. When Brittany says " I want to lose weight" thats code for "help me I'm not better". Even Polly said "it seems like you want to be the sickest one here". Don't say that I cant relate because you have no idea who I am. And I don't know who you are and I don't want to know who you are.
NickJRM 1 year ago
Eww, must they film them being sick? We don't have to see it, we know what they're doing.
EllenRebecca3 1 year ago
The American health system is PATHETIC!!!!!! Paying for healthcare??? BULLSHIT!!!
petalovespongy 1 year ago 75
@petalovespongy In france its free
yasminekhayat 8 months ago
@petalovespongy Thank Obama.
Luailo1 7 months ago
@Luailo1 uh, you do realize this was filmed quite a few years ago? So, hate on Obama all you want, but this insurance crap was happening long before he came into office. Not everything can be blamed on him (or any other one president, for that matter.)
beatrixn 6 months ago
Healthcare is a disaster these days, everything is a disaster these days!
Luailo1 7 months ago
@petalovespongy Yea other people should be forced ,at the threat of imprisonment, to pay for my healthcare. ....sounds fantastic.
axe863 7 months ago
There is only so much a treatment center can do without money. If someone can't pay (I.E. no insurance to pay it) then they can't stay. It's sad that thats how the world works, but you get what you pay for, per-say.
Runtograce 1 year ago
whats wrong with that? its life; deal with it! if you can't afford something you don't get it!
V20T18R15O12L12L 1 year ago
I don't understand Alyssa's underwear comment. Why change your underwear 7 times due to anorexia?
roshylov 1 year ago 3
@roshylov another trait of eating disorders is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, i dont have it but u can be really obsessive about lots of things, like cleaning for example, and wat clothes u wear
pianogurl23 1 year ago
jeez, all this insurance bullshit makes me so mad.
holz93 1 year ago 7
Watching this makes me feel very glad to live in a country where healthcare is available for all, and very very worried for the vulnerable people who don't.
ofxxxthexxxflowers 1 year ago 13
Every one of these girl's stories breaks my heart. However I probably feel the worst for Alisa. She is intelligent and articulate but she has this horrible, horrible illness which she is trying so hard to defeat, but just isn't strong enough. I would not be able to carry on.
littleladyfangz 1 year ago 59
god damn alisa ! you have fricken kids ! come on ! she was doing soo well :(
xlatinabebe 1 year ago 3
I think Shelly looks so much healthier by the end. Even if she is still 103 pounds she looks happier and healthier to me she has life in her face. I am happy for her :)
BallerinaChickidee 1 year ago 10
I hate trying to purge salads, it sucks
lexixxthin2win 1 year ago
Kicking people out because their insurance ran out....
wtf that is so dumb all of it is a waste if they cant finish,
what is the point, might as well continue with our ways?
lexixxthin2win 1 year ago
Ah yes, our beautiful little health care system.
Don't have the money, you don't get the help.
Good ol' Amerikkka....
>.>;
ToxicMonkies 1 year ago 6
does anyone know how tall shelley is??? chances are that 103 isnt even a healthy range yet...
treehuger501 1 year ago
@treehuger501 If she's anywhere around or under 5'2" it is a healthy weight. I think she's about 5'1" or 5'0".
TangDynastyBeard 1 year ago
"Call us if you need us." She needs you now!
thebaby2436 1 year ago 7