Saturday, August 18, 2007

Ed's Resume

Hi All,
Here is ED's Resume that Nikki read at our last meeting. Hope you are all having a great two weeks! This "resume" was written by Jenni Schaefer, author of Life Without Ed.

source: http://www.jennischaefer.com/edsresume.php

Ed

Full Name: Eating Disorder

Permanent address: Always on the go

Phone: Prefer email

Email: Prefer phone

Objective:
Willing to do whatever it takes to control the lives of beautiful, intelligent, and creative people.

Education:
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology of beautiful, intelligent, and creative people

Special Skills:
Deception
Minimization
Manipulation
Rationalization
Shaming
Blatant Denial
Distraction
Visual Distortion (body image)

Employment History:

Present
Independent contractor with millions of men and women
Sabotage and undermine life goals
Report directly to self, accountable to no one
Spearhead the planning and building of walls of isolation
Responsible for long-term storage of emotions
Micromanaging of day-to-day affairs
Contribute to painful perfectionism and self-condemnation

Past
Same job description as above
Forced into unemployment by countless individuals in recovery

Selected Honors:
Still waiting to be recognized

References:
As many as 10 million females and one million males in the United Stares know Ed well enough to be listed in this space. The good news is that people do recover from eating disorders. Life without Ed is absolutely amazing and is possible for everyone.

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