Comments on: You Can’t Scare Your Kids Out Of An Eating Disorder http://www.babble.com.au/2009/05/18/you-cant-scare-your-kids-out-of-an-eating-disorder/ The magazine for a new generation of parents Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:12 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Matt Ryd http://www.babble.com.au/2009/05/18/you-cant-scare-your-kids-out-of-an-eating-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-4328 Matt Ryd Mon, 18 May 2009 15:12:40 +0000 http://www.babble.com.au/?p=15352#comment-4328 I couldn't agree more. The eating-disordered mind filters out the scary aspects of these stories and latches on to the identifiable aspects. I love Marya Hornbacher's memoir "Wasted," but when I read it in the midst of my disorder, my brain interpreted it as more of a how-to than a cautionary tale. Brightly colored marker foods, her system of denoting caloric content with points, even her shopping list--these were all systems that I took to heart and ended up incorporating into my disorder. I think a better option is a book like Jenni Schaefer's "Life Without ED," which focuses on a positive journey through recovery as opposed to the time spent mired in the disorder. I couldn’t agree more. The eating-disordered mind filters out the scary aspects of these stories and latches on to the identifiable aspects. I love Marya Hornbacher’s memoir “Wasted,” but when I read it in the midst of my disorder, my brain interpreted it as more of a how-to than a cautionary tale. Brightly colored marker foods, her system of denoting caloric content with points, even her shopping list–these were all systems that I took to heart and ended up incorporating into my disorder.

I think a better option is a book like Jenni Schaefer’s “Life Without ED,” which focuses on a positive journey through recovery as opposed to the time spent mired in the disorder.

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