Anorexia： Seeking Help form the family 2
Overcoming the disease
Dr. Cheryl Bergin， now 36， was hospitalized five times during her teens. It was expensive， and she always relapsed.
Her life was a nest of problems and trauma beyond her control. She'd been molested by a male relative. She'd suffered a fractured back while competing as a gymnast. Her grandmother， whom she was close to， died. Her best friend tried to commit suicide. And her dad sank into deep depression and alcoholism. Restricting her eating was the only thing she cold control.
"I would come out of the hospital and immediately stop eating again because I [was] back in the same environment that triggered it，" said Bergin.
She overcame the disease while attending university and getting treatment from obsessive-compulsive disorder. She's since become an ophthalmologist and public speaker on the topic of anorexia.
Her mother， Carol Bergin， thinks recovery began when her daughter moved into a dormitory， forcing her to manage her own life and preventing her from manipulating her family. The Bergins also attended family counseling， which helped quite a bit.
"As we found out with her illness， you're afraid to talk about it and open up about things，" she says. "Communication completely breaks down， because you don't want to upset her，"
Today， Cheryl has a standing date with her parents to eat breakfast every Sunday. They all wish experts knew more about family counseling when they were dealing with anorexia.
"If we would have had help as a family， I think it would have make a big difference，" Carol says.
"it may not have sped up her recovery， but it would have helped us know how to react to what she was going through."
Word
A nest of （idiom） a place where the conditions are just right for something bad to flourish.
Sank into （phr v） to pass into a condition of unhappiness and hopelessness
Obsessive-compulsive disorder （n phr） a mental illness which causes the sufferer to do something repeatedly for no reason.
Ophthalmologist （n） a doctor who treats eye diseases.
Breaks down
Standing （adj） permanent or always continuing to happen
Overcoming the disease
Dr. Cheryl Bergin， now 36， was hospitalized five times during her teens. It was expensive， and she always relapsed.
Her life was a nest of problems and trauma beyond her control. She'd been molested by a male relative. She'd suffered a fractured back while competing as a gymnast. Her grandmother， whom she was close to， died. Her best friend tried to commit suicide. And her dad sank into deep depression and alcoholism. Restricting her eating was the only thing she cold control.
"I would come out of the hospital and immediately stop eating again because I [was] back in the same environment that triggered it，" said Bergin.
She overcame the disease while attending university and getting treatment from obsessive-compulsive disorder. She's since become an ophthalmologist and public speaker on the topic of anorexia.
Her mother， Carol Bergin， thinks recovery began when her daughter moved into a dormitory， forcing her to manage her own life and preventing her from manipulating her family. The Bergins also attended family counseling， which helped quite a bit.
"As we found out with her illness， you're afraid to talk about it and open up about things，" she says. "Communication completely breaks down， because you don't want to upset her，"
Today， Cheryl has a standing date with her parents to eat breakfast every Sunday. They all wish experts knew more about family counseling when they were dealing with anorexia.
"If we would have had help as a family， I think it would have make a big difference，" Carol says.
"it may not have sped up her recovery， but it would have helped us know how to react to what she was going through."
Word
A nest of （idiom） a place where the conditions are just right for something bad to flourish.
Sank into （phr v） to pass into a condition of unhappiness and hopelessness
Obsessive-compulsive disorder （n phr） a mental illness which causes the sufferer to do something repeatedly for no reason.
Ophthalmologist （n） a doctor who treats eye diseases.
Breaks down
Standing （adj） permanent or always continuing to happen