Comments on: Thin

By: A. L.

A. L. — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 04:21:42 +0000

Inpatient at Renfrew 2 times. Horrible. Too focused on weight/punishment/rewards…meal plans, triggers, BS groups. Therapists ‘observing’ this or that but not teaching how to deal with the root issues. It’s about traumatic refeeding to gain weight to be reimbursed by insurance. I was almost discharged on full bedrest day three when they messed up and thought insurance wasn’t paying. I felt no comfort. I was accused, shamed, threatened. Girls say it’s like camp and they liked it. they didn’t have real ED’s. Treatment is serious, but not at the Renfrew center.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:24:02 +0000

If they only had healthier food at these eating disorder rehabilitation centers how many more may have the courage to go for their recovery.
When I went for help I was fed junk food and fatty packaged foods. My peers were made to eat a pork chop with fat smothering the side of it. They had a large peice of Italian bread and potatoes with some veggies and a fruit. Sad thing was the had to eat all that food in a small amount of time. The only thing they were told to leave is the bone.
Every day they fed us stuff like sugar cereal for snacks with a banana and peanut butter that’s a lot if you have an eating disorder.
If you had a phobia let’s say you were afraid of the dark would you feel safe if someone locked you in a dark closet and said their not going to let you out until you over come that fear. That is how it feels in a wickenburg ranch I went too. I pretended to be recovered the staff was very mean. The place was infested with spiders. And they made us eat swine. When got out I started running working out taking laxatives like crazy I dropped from 95 lbs to 73 lbs and was in critical condition . I had a pick line put in my vain and was fed through a feeding tube and stayed in the hospital all month my heart kidneys and liver were failing. I came out of the hospital afraid of going back to recovery I started hiding the anorexia with doing bulimic tendencies. I lost control now I am full fledged bulimic. I hate it. I feel hopeless.
me and my friend are to scared to go to a recovery center. They don’t help anyone recover they just put weight on their clients and send them out hoping for their return for another whopping $1600 a day pay for three months.

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By: Kylie RavensCroft

Kylie RavensCroft — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:35:16 +0000

Polly forgive me if I`m doing a no no. —— Personally when people you count on for comfort decide to crap on you in every direction (shelly) and to sorry your good rep with childish ‘happy spirit’ (alisa)time when you`re kicked out and make someone feel worse than they already do with this very date four years ago being the direct result of it. I sure hope they`re thinking about what they`ve done. I love you, Polly.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:13:39 +0000

I just left Renfrew and after reading these comments I am appauled. Wahh “I was treated terribly.”Suck it up! The staff doesn’t treat you terribly. They are there to help you. If you want to know what being treated terribly is-go to a lock down facility! Renfrew was an amazing place. The trauma track is one of a kind. In other places they like to push the trauma under the rug and act like it’s non-existant.

And to those that are trash talking Renfrew.. why did you waste your time? There are people out there that WANT to be there… people that die before they even get the chance(more like a gift) at treatment.

By: Mario

Mario — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:31:19 +0000

Thinn ass bitches eat more.

By: Rosewood Ranch

Rosewood Ranch — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 02:09:10 +0000

It is a shame that they subject very sick patients to bad therapists that hide their inefficiencies behind a name like Renfrew.

By: Brie

Brie — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:31:03 +0000

I was a patient at Renfrew and treated terribly also. I had problems with self-injury and post traumatic stress disorder on top of my eating disorder and when I did self-injure there, they made me sleep on two chairs in the nursing station and eventually kicked me out. There wasn’t even talk as to why I had hurt myself. Nobody even cared if I was having a flash back or something of that sort. I absolutely detest that place. I would never go back. I was kicked out on a day that my therapist wasn’t even there, so she didn’t even have a say. The only nice staff there were Jen, Erin, the secretary and Miss Renee. I do agree though, that avoiding fear foods is staying in the disorder. The end. I have nothing more to say except that if you don’t like my opinion please don’t respond negatively, just state your opinion respectfully and I will be happy to hear it.

By: Shaun Antley (Ki)

Shaun Antley (Ki) — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:10:17 +0000

I have the DVD. It only works a lttle bit because it Has scratches on it but I watch it over an over anyways. I`m obsesed with it. I just love polly. She`s the only one with spunk. It`s sad that her friends turned against her and that she was kicked for prescirption drugs and a tat. It really bites that she passed away with her feb 8 thingy. Rest in peace!.

By: whatever

whatever — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:36:37 +0000

oh and when i mentioned Polly earlier, I meant to say Shelly. Pollack “Polly” Ann Williams has passed away, may she rest in peace.