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Bulimics on Bulimia Maria Stavrou

Bulimics on Bulimia By Maria Stavrou

Bulimics on Bulimia by Maria Stavrou


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Summary

The book looks at people who are living with the disorder, shedding new light on the day-to-day struggle of coping with bulimia. It challenges the stereotypical image of the bulimic teenage girl, revealing that it affects a far wider range of people, and dispelling the myth that bingeing involves only food and purging involves only vomiting.

Bulimics on Bulimia Summary

Bulimics on Bulimia by Maria Stavrou

Thousands suffer from bulimia secretly and in silence. They are never diagnosed and their story goes untold.

Bulimics on Bulimia is a collection of accounts by people who are living with the disorder, shedding new light on the day-to-day struggle of coping with bulimia. This book challenges the stereotypical image of the bulimic teenage girl, revealing that bulimia affects a far wider range of people, and dispelling the myth that bingeing involves only food and purging involves only vomiting. The powerful stories in this book provide new perspectives on the experience of bulimia, revealing the complex realities of the illness and the different ways in which different people view themselves and the disorder that has become a part of their lives.

This book is a must-read for counselors, psychologists, and mental health professionals and will strike a chord with anyone who is suffering or has suffered from an eating disorder, as well as their friends and families.

Bulimics on Bulimia Reviews

The authors - all intelligent, articulate, sometimes witty women - tell it like it is. They describe their struggle against bulimia, day after day, year after year, decade after decade. I recommend this book to mental health professionals, counselors, psychologists and anyone affected by bulimia. It will strike a chord with anyone who is experiencing or has experienced an eating disorder, as well as their friends and families. -- Nursing Standard

About Maria Stavrou

Maria Stavrou has a BSc in Psychology. She lives in London.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Binging and Purging to Stay Alive. 2. There Goes Alice Down the Hole. 3. Living with Diabulimia. 4. Surrounded by People but Completely Alone. 5. Running Away but Going Nowhere. 6. A Love of Athletics. 7. Recovery or What Passes for Normal. 8. High-Functioning Superwoman. 9. The Hardest Part Is Wanting to Recover. 10. Diagnostic Labels and Sexual Abuse. 11. College Plus Eating Disorder Equals...12. Not Good Enough. 13. An Addictive Personality, Food and Alcohol. 14. Confession to My Roommate, A Day in My Life. 15. Becoming Bankrupt and Losing Everything I Had. 16. I Want to Be Like You... 17. Sex, Lies and Hedonism. 18. The Lesbian Bulimic Mafia. 19. Diets Don't Work, Bulimia Does. Further Reading.

Additional information

GOR002163785
9781843106685
184310668X
Bulimics on Bulimia by Maria Stavrou
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
2008-09-15
160
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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