ED's really test my patience (and I fail the test)
Sorry to seem heartless but it strikes me as so unproductive to try to force treatment on people that don't want it. Until they see eating and weight gain as positive desirable steps towards health, disease is guaranteed. Shelly's twin sister voiced my feelings: "this is getting old and very annoying". The message at the end was that insurance should pay for more time in this place. More time at Renfrew is more time and money wasted.
So many Catch-22's with eating disorders. Those afflicted are concerned about their image and how they are seen and thought of, but the symptoms of the disorder repulse me and make me want to run far and stay away. Not so much the food part of the symptoms but the dishonesty, hypocrisy, manipulation of others, and the black-hole of emotional neediness that cannot be filled no matter how much lovingkindness they receive.
The two approaches I am wondering about are
1. Ignore ED's altogether. This approach would sacrifice those that truly want to die (who probably can't be saved anyway), and that might spur the others into saving themselves.
2. Ibogaine. I recently learned about this drug and wonder if it would be effective.