Daisy Girl Interrupted Essay

In the movie “Girl interrupted”, Daisy resided in a mental institution called the Mclean Hospital (3). The hospital provides medical and therapeutic treatments in order to reduce the symptoms of the patients’ disorder. If the patient shows signs of a normal behavior, then the patients is released back into the real world. Daisy was diagnosed in having a binge-eating disorder and agoraphobia. An agoraphobia, according to reports, is “a fear of being outside or otherwise being in a situation from which one either cannot escape or from which escaping would be difficult or humiliating”(1). In the film, she always locked herself in her room, with a sign on the door saying “No trespassing”(3). She avoided all contacts with people because she was afraid of people finding out about her eating habits. In addition, she does not take criticism well. When she is confronted with other’s opinion, she lashes out on them, in which I interrupted as Daisy’s defense mechanism in avoiding humiliating situations(1). These are the symptoms of someone who is agoraphobia. Moreover, Daisy
I believe she picked up this eating-disorder from her father serving her only baked chicken. During the entirety of the movie, Daisy only mentioned her father and how much he loved her. This proves how much her father has an impact on her life. Because of her father’s influence, she was brainwashed by him in believing that that all other foods are bad for her. Then her agoraphobia comes after her eating disorders because she wants to believe that her father has her interest at best. The best method in helping a Daisy is therapy. Therapy would allow Daisy to grasp the idea that her eating habits are unhealthy for her and could lead to sever medical issues. Once she has overcome her eating disorder, her agoraphobia would also be resolved because she wouldn’t have anything to be ashamed of or fear of anyone judging her about her