Bibliograph

The dead inside, a true story, Cyndy Etler

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Label

The dead inside, a true story, Cyndy Etler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

facsimiles

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The dead inside

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

933521012

Responsibility statement

Cyndy Etler

Sub title

a true story

Summary

"All Cyndy wanted was to be loved and accepted. At age fourteen, she had escaped from her violent home, only to be reported as a runaway and sent to a 'drug rehabilitation' facility that changed her world. To the public, Straight, Inc. was a place of recovery. But behind closed doors, the program used bizarre and intimidating methods to 'treat' its patients. In her ... memoir, Cyndy Etler recounts her sixteen months in the living nightmare that Straight, Inc. considered healing."--Front flap of jacket

Table Of Contents

Note to reader -- Sign in and sign out -- Report any suspicious-looking character on grounds -- Guys must wear shirts, girls must wear bras -- Knock on all doors before entering -- No talking in the bathrooms -- No overalls or white t-shirts in group -- No borrowing money, candy, or cigarettes -- Permissions must be requested 72 hours in advance & be okayed first by parents, then staff -- No hitchhiking or picking up hitchhikers -- No making or receiving phone calls or letters -- No telling your parents your host-parents' name or phone number -- No wearing jewelry or makeup -- No getting out of seat without permission -- Hang on tight to newcomers by the belt loop -- No hanging out in parking lot -- Host home doors and windows must be locked and alarmed -- No leaning or slouching -- No lying down while writing M.I.s -- Everyone must wear shoes and socks -- Open meeting introduction: name, age, drugs, how long on drugs, how long here -- No animals in the building -- No radio, TV, or reading on first or second phase, except for Bible on second phase -- No leaving group without staff permission -- No breaking anyone's anonymity or talking behind anyone's back -- F.O.S. lists go through a fifth-phaser, up the chain of command, to executive staff -- No asking parents for wants and needs during talk -- No talking out to parents in open meeting except for saying 'I love you' -- No Saturday Night Live or 98 Rock FM -- No newcomers wear belts -- Epilogue: no cameras, tape recorders, or radios in the building -- A note from the author

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