Post by thin admin on Jul 5, 2007 15:44:54 GMT -6
THIN
She wasn't born anorexic, but nowadays she suffers,
staring at these half-naked stars on magazine covers.
feeling pressured by the public.
She only weighs 90 pounds but still sucks in her stomach.
This is The Patterson Center. Located in the small town of Georgetown, Connecticut, Patterson is one of the country's leading centers for the treatment of eating disorders. Patterson opened in the late 1970s and was originally a general psychiatric hospital. Due the increase of eating disorder cases, Patterson began exclusively treating patients with eating disorders in the early 1990s. While Patterson does have out-patient programs and weekly support groups open to the community, the facility is most noted for its impeccable in-patient treatment program, better known as IP.
On the inside she's dieing, lying to herself, thinking:
"5 more pounds won't jeopardize my health."
One day she might just collapse, she can't avoid it.
Too many sleepless nights spent bent over a toilet.
Spewing vomit, like she was an alcoholic.
Praying to a God she never believed in to stop it.
At any given time about 150 patients are partcipating in the IP program. Although it is open to both genders, the majority of the patients are female. Patient ages range from thirteen to thirty. Obviously, all IP patients live at Patterson. Rooms are shared and they are sorted by gender. IP patients are almost constantly being monitored, especially during and immediatly after meal and snack periods. They attend individual therapy sessions along with support group sessions on the daily basis. IP patients are also weighed and examined every morning to ensure that they are not in any immediate danger.
Hasn't eaten in weeks, drinks water by the heaps.
Now she looks like the skeleton she sees in her closet.
So close to death she can taste it, body looks wasted.
Hates life, hates you, hates the way she looks naked.
Life isn't easy at Patterson, Overcoming an eating disorder is very difficult, epsecially because there are usually also other problems that go along with it. Many patients at Patterson can't wait until they are discharged because, to them, Patterson is like a prison. Others enjoy the structured lifestyle. The road to recovery is full of ups and downs. Sometimes it seems useless, but the Patterson staff is dedicated to helping each and every patient to the best of their ability.
Now she's feeling drowsy, lousy,
thinking maybe this world's better off without me
[/SIZE]She wasn't born anorexic, but nowadays she suffers,
staring at these half-naked stars on magazine covers.
feeling pressured by the public.
She only weighs 90 pounds but still sucks in her stomach.
This is The Patterson Center. Located in the small town of Georgetown, Connecticut, Patterson is one of the country's leading centers for the treatment of eating disorders. Patterson opened in the late 1970s and was originally a general psychiatric hospital. Due the increase of eating disorder cases, Patterson began exclusively treating patients with eating disorders in the early 1990s. While Patterson does have out-patient programs and weekly support groups open to the community, the facility is most noted for its impeccable in-patient treatment program, better known as IP.
On the inside she's dieing, lying to herself, thinking:
"5 more pounds won't jeopardize my health."
One day she might just collapse, she can't avoid it.
Too many sleepless nights spent bent over a toilet.
Spewing vomit, like she was an alcoholic.
Praying to a God she never believed in to stop it.
At any given time about 150 patients are partcipating in the IP program. Although it is open to both genders, the majority of the patients are female. Patient ages range from thirteen to thirty. Obviously, all IP patients live at Patterson. Rooms are shared and they are sorted by gender. IP patients are almost constantly being monitored, especially during and immediatly after meal and snack periods. They attend individual therapy sessions along with support group sessions on the daily basis. IP patients are also weighed and examined every morning to ensure that they are not in any immediate danger.
Hasn't eaten in weeks, drinks water by the heaps.
Now she looks like the skeleton she sees in her closet.
So close to death she can taste it, body looks wasted.
Hates life, hates you, hates the way she looks naked.
Life isn't easy at Patterson, Overcoming an eating disorder is very difficult, epsecially because there are usually also other problems that go along with it. Many patients at Patterson can't wait until they are discharged because, to them, Patterson is like a prison. Others enjoy the structured lifestyle. The road to recovery is full of ups and downs. Sometimes it seems useless, but the Patterson staff is dedicated to helping each and every patient to the best of their ability.
Now she's feeling drowsy, lousy,
thinking maybe this world's better off without me