Eating Disorder Doctor's Personal Story

Hi AllI am a medical doctor with a great interest inhad herself been under the yoke of this insidious
all aspects of women's health. I also have a verycondition: I hid it for years. After all I had my
special interest in eating disorders. As an excredibility to think of, how could I let them know I
sufferer (Yes doctors are not immune to eatingam mortal.
disorders) I have a strong affiliation to anyoneThis all changed when a friend came to me about
suffering from these conditions and want to helpher daughter Amy who I knew was anorexic-
as many sufferers as I can beat these afflictions.bulimic. Karen told me the full story about how
When I was an anorexic- bulimic sufferer in myshe dealt with Amy and how she cured her of
teens I did not think I had a problem, I wanted tothe disorder.
look better: or should I say the perception ofTo my amazement it was very similar to what I
looking better that was all in my mind.had done all those years earlier. The difference
It was only when I went into medical school thatwas that Karen had been much more diligent than
I started to realize what I was doing was notme and actually wrote everything she did in a
correct.diary.
I started to look for help from my professors atHer program is a complete step by step program
University who did try to help, but they onlyon how to beat an eating disorder at home with
knew the conventional treatment methods,the help of a loved one and no outside
counseling, group therapy,Anti depressants: butprofessional help. We have now combined our
none of these worked on me. So I simplyinformation to include self help for people who
developed my own program and cured myselfhave no one to help them or have a part time
with the help of my partner at that time.helper.
I then forgot about it and concentrated on myIt is an amazing program as it covers everything
studies and being a doctor. Do you know that Iyou need to do and it is working so well people
never ever told anyone about my previous eatingcontact us everyday to thank us for saving their
disorder? I was so embarrassed to think that meor loved one from the grip of anorexia- bulimia.
a doctor who the general public came to for help,