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Heather is triggered by Adrienne. I am surprised Remuda Ranch gives people “Big sisters” especially when it’s well known in the ED community that only severely anorexic girls go there which I imagine is very triggering. I also do not think it’s a wise choice for Adrienne to keep Heather in her life.
i think it’s dangerous having a friend who struggles with an eating disorder when you have one yourself, you’ve got to be really strong not to let you pull down by the other one
Adrienne is SO inspiring! Really a role model, incredibly strong. I hope she won’t relapse because she cares so much about her friend (that’s what I experienced)… Heather’s struggling so bad, I wish her the same sunshine and life in her eyes as her friend!
Also-Did you know that clothing lines used to use curvier girls as models? (Marilyn Monroe was NOT a size 4) The public paid to much attention to the beauty of the women in the clothes, not the clothes on the women. So, they put the clothes on the really skinny girls and PRESTO the public pays attention to the clothes. AND-another interesting fact: women who model for nude/erotic usually have more weight on them too-
I had a friend from Lithuania. She was shocked by this disease while in the US because she’d never seen it before! But she also said that the media and society she grew up in didn’t put value to the bony VOGUE look that’s popular in the US now.
I worry about Tracy… she talks about her drive for recovery this time is the need to be there for her daughter’s wedding. THat’s a great goal, but what will happen once the wedding planning, activities and events are over?
i think she is, i just wanted to say that it`s so sad that this illness is so weird in regard to body perception. i know it for myself but seeing it from an outsider`s perspective… it`s creepy
I agree! Heather seemed to be really stuck on thinking that she was bigger than Adrianne and that just shows how deep into her eating disorder she is. You can tell that she weighs less than Adrianne does – and remember, anorexics are very good at hiding their true weight from others!
This is a huge struggle for so many people world wide. All the women seem genuine in the film and honest, I have so much admiration to all the women involved, partiularly Heather who still seems to be suffering.
May 10th, 2009 at 4:58 am
Ana Barry
Eating disorders have always declined in times of famine. Any society can have eating disorders, but in times of famine they should decrease…
May 13th, 2009 at 7:58 am
Lonnie Garrard
if I had osteoporosis..I would NOT be climbing trees!
May 14th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Jason Woodcock
Because eating disorders are cultural as much as they are physical and psychological.
May 17th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Tameka Desouza
Heather is triggered by Adrienne. I am surprised Remuda Ranch gives people “Big sisters” especially when it’s well known in the ED community that only severely anorexic girls go there which I imagine is very triggering. I also do not think it’s a wise choice for Adrienne to keep Heather in her life.
May 17th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Kurt Collom
Eating Disorders go back centuries, before everything that so stereotypically today get blamed for causing eating disorders.
May 17th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Beverly Alston
i think it’s dangerous having a friend who struggles with an eating disorder when you have one yourself, you’ve got to be really strong not to let you pull down by the other one
May 21st, 2009 at 4:15 am
Audrey Goldsberry
Adrienne is SO inspiring! Really a role model, incredibly strong. I hope she won’t relapse because she cares so much about her friend (that’s what I experienced)… Heather’s struggling so bad, I wish her the same sunshine and life in her eyes as her friend!
May 21st, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Bernice Matherne
Thanks for posting this. I am diabulimic and so can relate to Kelly a lot. x
May 22nd, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Ashlee Walke
Also-Did you know that clothing lines used to use curvier girls as models? (Marilyn Monroe was NOT a size 4) The public paid to much attention to the beauty of the women in the clothes, not the clothes on the women. So, they put the clothes on the really skinny girls and PRESTO the public pays attention to the clothes. AND-another interesting fact: women who model for nude/erotic usually have more weight on them too-
May 26th, 2009 at 5:17 am
Rose Mcmorris
I had a friend from Lithuania. She was shocked by this disease while in the US because she’d never seen it before! But she also said that the media and society she grew up in didn’t put value to the bony VOGUE look that’s popular in the US now.
May 26th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Bobby Hammers
I worry so much for Heather, and for the diabulimic- even if she recovers it may already be too late and she could go blind.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:13 am
Max Genest
I worry about Tracy… she talks about her drive for recovery this time is the need to be there for her daughter’s wedding. THat’s a great goal, but what will happen once the wedding planning, activities and events are over?
May 30th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Bridget Maxfield
I always wonder why anorexia isn’t an issue in third world countries. Why do we struggle when we have too much?
May 31st, 2009 at 5:32 am
Norman Braswell
i think she is, i just wanted to say that it`s so sad that this illness is so weird in regard to body perception. i know it for myself but seeing it from an outsider`s perspective… it`s creepy
June 1st, 2009 at 7:52 am
Eskridge
do you think she’s not really in recovery b/c of her weight right now?
June 2nd, 2009 at 10:36 am
Carolyn Bardwell
I agree! Heather seemed to be really stuck on thinking that she was bigger than Adrianne and that just shows how deep into her eating disorder she is. You can tell that she weighs less than Adrianne does – and remember, anorexics are very good at hiding their true weight from others!
June 4th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Vincent Svoboda
Heather and Adrienne don’t look the same. Heather is so much thinner than her because she’s still struggling so much.
It’s sad that Heather thinks she’s bigger than Adrienne.
June 5th, 2009 at 1:54 am
Vanessa Matos
it`s so sad that heather and adrienne look almost the same in regard of weight. this illness is so bad
June 8th, 2009 at 7:20 am
Ana Zeigler
This is a huge struggle for so many people world wide. All the women seem genuine in the film and honest, I have so much admiration to all the women involved, partiularly Heather who still seems to be suffering.