Mother speaks about her daughter's recovery from anorexia

By Staff Writer

A mother of a woman who is formerly anorexic recently spoke about her daughter's condition with ABC News. Susan Blackmore eventually told her daughter that her eating disorder was unwelcome in their home.

At the time, Emily Troscianko, Blackmore's daughter, was barred from a treatment program because her weight had dropped so low. Therapists said she was a medical liability, and that they were afraid she might collapse at any time.

Troscianko was finishing her postgraduate studies in German at Oxford University, and often came home during breaks. After her mother's comment, she gradually began to eat again. She went from 83 pounds to 145 and feels she's finally healthy today, according to the news source.

Troscianko currently writes about recovering from anorexia in her blog, A Hunger Artist, for Psychology Today.

Despite their success in fighting anorexia, Blackmore said she would hesitate to give other parents advice. For years she felt that meetings with psychiatrists in seminars and in treatment groups did not give a single good enough answer. Meanwhile she watched other parents "turn their lives upside down" trying to find the right treatment, according to ABC.

According to the National Association for Self-Esteem, 90 percent of eating disorders are found in girls.