Have any of you seen the HBO documentary, 'Thin'? I was just curious about what you may have thought about it. Was it an adequate portrayal of ED inpatient treatment?
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Yes it was sad, the younger girl Brittany went into rehab later on for a drug addiction as well. It was heartbreaking to think all of them went through all of that and didn't find the support that they truly needed to recover.
"We held hands when we walked down the gingerbread path into the forest, blood dripping from our fingers. We danced with witches and kissed monsters. We turned us into wintergirls, and when she tried to leave, I pulled her back into the snow because I was afraid to be alone."
I have watched it many times.. I feel like treatment failed alot of the patients because of monetary issues. And releasing people who are clearly still very unwell is quite saddening.
I've seen it a few times too, also never been ip for ed. I also have the big book of it, warning there are a lot to photos which could be triggering.
I'm assuming the book is a lot better than the documentary itself, right? I've heard great things about it! (:
"We held hands when we walked down the gingerbread path into the forest, blood dripping from our fingers. We danced with witches and kissed monsters. We turned us into wintergirls, and when she tried to leave, I pulled her back into the snow because I was afraid to be alone."
Polly committed suicide, unfortunately.
I have been IP for ED and yes, it is a pretty accurate portrayal of IP treatment.
However, Renfrew is more of a residential program than your typical IP. I live close to Renfrew and have friends who went there. They enjoyed it but they had a lot of freedom... too much freedom.
The hospital I was at is called Brandywine. It is much more "locked rooms/bathrooms/count while you are in the bathroom/if you don't eat 100% you will be punished."
Renfrew seems so "easy" compared to Brandywine.
Polly committed suicide, unfortunately.
I have been IP for ED and yes, it is a pretty accurate portrayal of IP treatment.
However, Renfrew is more of a residential program than your typical IP. I live close to Renfrew and have friends who went there. They enjoyed it but they had a lot of freedom... too much freedom.
The hospital I was at is called Brandywine. It is much more "locked rooms/bathrooms/count while you are in the bathroom/if you don't eat 100% you will be punished."
Renfrew seems so "easy" compared to Brandywine.
Yes, that's what I originally thought. The fact that the women there could leave the center and do with that time what they pleased seemed a little strange, and with my limited experience of ED outpatient treatment, if you have meals together you are not allowed to leave until it is finished, like you said. That's why I was curious. Thank you for your reply!
"We held hands when we walked down the gingerbread path into the forest, blood dripping from our fingers. We danced with witches and kissed monsters. We turned us into wintergirls, and when she tried to leave, I pulled her back into the snow because I was afraid to be alone."
The whole US medical insurance/hospital system seems alien to me. I mean, the fact that you can be discharged when clearly still unwell because your insurance thinks you're a lot better is ridiculous.
At least in the UK you stay in hospital until the psychiatrist thinks you're well enough to be discharged, or when you've had enough I suppose if you're not sectioned.
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The whole US medical insurance/hospital system seems alien to me. I mean, the fact that you can be discharged when clearly still unwell because your insurance thinks you're a lot better is ridiculous.
At least in the UK you stay in hospital until the psychiatrist thinks you're well enough to be discharged, or when you've had enough I suppose if you're not sectioned.
It's the same in Canada I believe, our insurance covers everything until the psych sees someone well enough to leave. Though Canada's system really isn't much better than America's..
"We held hands when we walked down the gingerbread path into the forest, blood dripping from our fingers. We danced with witches and kissed monsters. We turned us into wintergirls, and when she tried to leave, I pulled her back into the snow because I was afraid to be alone."
I've seen it, & Its a brilliantly made documentary, however I also thought they had a hell of a lot of freedom & it was very different to the IP experiences I've had here in the UK... But Lauren Greenfield is a very brave women, making the doc, & is extremely talented too!, Good on her for raising awareness in such a brutal heartbreaking way.
I think in the US though, at least it appears in most places, the access to IP is better through insurance rather than waiting until someone's on death's door as they can do here (UK). The BMI criteria is vastly different (in my old ED nurses experience) for entry most of the time.
Also seen some very, very unwell people discharged at ridiculous weights here so I'm not sure either system is perfect.
I've seen Thin - the documentary, not the book. I didn't find it triggering. It was sad though.
I can't comment on whether it's an accurate portrayal of IP treatment as I've only been in eating disorder units in the UK. I guess with Thin it's only going to be a portrayal of that one treatment centre rather than anything else.
