Originally Written: August 5, 2006, Day 5 in Treatment #2 We dove right into the discussion in Assertiveness and Anger Expression. The lead therapist stated

Originally Written: August 5, 2006, Day 5 in Treatment #2 Mornings are always the hardest for me. Breakfast went ok. I have a little anxiety

Originally Written: August 4, 2006, Day 4 in Treatment #2 My stomach is killing me before dinner. I have a lot of anxiety. I am

Originally Written: August 4th, 2006, Day 4 in Treatment #2 I walked to body image group right after lunch. I feel ok about lunch. I

Originally Written: August 4, 2006, Day 4 in Treatment #2 If you succeed at your eating disorder, you will die. ED (a.k.a. eating disorder) is

Originally Written: August 4, 2006, Day 4 in Treatment #2 Day 4 has begun. I had my third therapy session with good old Cathy. We

Originally Written: August 3, 2006, Day 3 in Treatment #2 Evening wrap up is a group reviewing the day. We each discuss our day, our

Originally Written: August 3, 2006, Day 3 in Treatment #2 The group therapist started the discussion with a statement: Each one of us needs to

Originally Written: August 3, 2006 and August 4, 2006, Day 3 and 4 in Treatment #2 Inspiration Celebration Inspiration Celebration was the next group on

Originally Written: August 2, 2006, Day 2 in Treatment #2 I feel uncomfortably full right now. Nothing in particular was a huge trigger food at

Originally Written: August 3, 2006, Day 3 in Treatment #2 Today after breakfast group sessions begin with the group called bulimic eating patterns. The lead

Originally Written: August 3, 2006, Day 3 in Treatment #2 Safety and Containment is a group for sexual, emotional, and verbal abuse. I have encountered

Originally Written: August 2, 2006, Day 2 in Treatment #2 I didn’t pay attention to group therapy. I was trapped in my own head. My

Originally Written: August 2, 2006, Day 2 in Treatment #2 I went to “Emotion Regulation” at 9:15 am. We talked about support and the importance

Originally Written: August 1, 2006, Day 1 in Treatment #2 I went to “Body Image” at 5 pm. The therapist began the group with the

Originally Written: August 1, 2006, Day 1 in Treatment #2 Meeting Cathy After eating lunch and after meal, I met with my therapist for the

Originally Written: August 1, 2006, Day 1 in Treatment #2 After meal is a support group in treatment in which everyone talks about how they

Originally Written: August 1, 2006, Day 1 in Treatment #2 Day 1 – second time in Treatment Laying in bed, I can’t help but think

Excerpt from Book: I grabbed a box of Special K cereal, a gallon of skim milk, and a bag of carrots from the fridge I