“Emma cites the structure of the [Eating Disorder] Unit as being important to her decision to disengage from her illness, and the… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“Emma says her illness was a kind of self-hypnosis which obliterated the outside world, a way of escaping life and reducing its… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“While she is still hospitalised, I take Emma out for strengthening walks, for her muscles and been under-used for a long time.… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“I think maybe they come out into the grounds in nightwear. But no, in typical anorexic stype they have read the fashion… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“Deception' is the word I most associate with anorexia and the treachery which comes from falsehood. The illness appears inviting. It would… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“I was a very lonely child and it's funny but the first word that comes to my head is "starved". I felt… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“Emma cites the structure of the [Eating Disorder] Unit as being important to her decision to disengage from her illness, and the fact that… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“The reasons for Emma's illness and for her decision to allow life in, rather than die, are intertwined and involve the beginnings of her… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“There was another problem with Emma's father, difficult for a small child who already thought of herself as greedy - his way of trying… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“Emma says her illness was a kind of self-hypnosis which obliterated the outside world, a way of escaping life and reducing its proportions to… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“While she is still hospitalised, I take Emma out for strengthening walks, for her muscles and been under-used for a long time. She is… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“I think maybe they come out into the grounds in nightwear. But no, in typical anorexic stype they have read the fashion magazines literally.… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“I started crying when the group [therapy] was over because the last thing we did upset me - we all held a piece of… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“Whatever it was her father wanted, Emma did not know how to provide it. She felt confused by what he did, and imagined the… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“Deception' is the word I most associate with anorexia and the treachery which comes from falsehood. The illness appears inviting. It would seem to… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“I was a very lonely child and it's funny but the first word that comes to my head is "starved". I felt starved of… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
“ You obliterate my central sun and i hate and fear you for it . . . every moment with you is fraught with… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
![“Emma cites the structure of the [Eating Disorder] Unit as being important to her decision to disengage from her illness, and the fact that she felt safe in it, and cared for. 'It was the first time I'd been in an environment where I felt comfortabe with all the people around me. I felt "I can be…” quote by Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/419/carol-lee-39506_anorexia_emma-cites-the-structure-of-the-eating-d_45862.jpg)
![“I started crying when the group [therapy] was over because the last thing we did upset me - we all held a piece of the same cloth, leaned back and supported each other's weight. I couldn't do it. I bent my legs and elbows and stood very firm, yet . . . I needed to feel supported, as i do in life…” quote by Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c4e/carol-lee-39506_anxiety_i-started-crying-when-the-group-therapy_1525377.jpg)
