Life in Five West
June 17, 2017
5-West- my new home
Forced here because of my weight
Prison-like setting
ED acts in full force
Patients refusing, lying
Manipulative
Toxic talk pervades
Who has been where? Sick, sick, sick
Competition rules
How is this helpful
Trapped with those in their ED
They want to be sick
I came to get well
Not to play games and act out
No more court orders
Freedom to choose life
I entered by my own choice
After much debate
Why did I come here?
Had I known about 5-west-
Would I have declined?
Perhaps another choice
Would have been made for my care
Rockville? Johns Hopkins?
ERC's rep rules
Dr. W and team excel
They know the best care
I was not prepared
To enter 5-west's prison
I am a bad girl
Or that's how it feels
In these walls where I now live
Trying to survive
Find the positive
Focus on moving forward
Worry about me
Ignore the drama
Why do I care what they do?
They are not my friends
Much choose health or ED
There is no grey in between
Choose to live- believe!
Why play with the rules?
Do what is right to progress
Ignore the bullshit
Pity parties suck
What does whining accomplish?
Woe to be like me
I can overcome
The desire to shrink away
My time is not up
Embrace life again
Be free, be happy, find peace
The world awaits me