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About this book
Eating disorders are becoming ever more common, but for many people they are still a taboo subject. Drawing on the author's own experience and that of fellow sufferers, this essential survival manual for victims not only reveals what having an eating disorder is really like, but also shows that it is possible to break free, recover, and live a healthy and satisfying life. Written specifically for teens and their families, this guide is packed with practical information and case studiesĀ that tackle everything from dieting and food anxiety to physical and emotional rehabilitation and re-establishing relationships, as well as covering all the major disordersāincluding anorexia nervosa, bulimia, exercise bulimia, and the growing male eating disorder, muscle dysmorphia, or "bigorexia."
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Table of contents
- COVER PAGE
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
- DEDICATION
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 HOW IT ALL BEGAN
- 2 WHAT IF IāM LOSING CONTROL?
- 3 WHY CANāT I LOOK THE WAY I WANT?
- 4 EARLY WARNING SIGNS
- 5 THE INSIDE STORY: TYPES OF EATING DISORDERS
- 6 MORE ABOUT BULIMIA
- 7 IāM FEELING LOSTāWHAT NOW?
- 8 NOTE TO NEGATIVE SELF-TALKāSILENCE!
- 9 TRICKS AND THE TRUTH
- 10 HOW DO I STOP SELF-DESTRUCTING?
- 11 TRIGGERS
- 12 SCARRED AND SCAREDāUNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING SELF-HARM
- 13 GETTING HELP
- 14 LETāS TALK ABOUT . . . GUYS
- 15 WHAT IF IāVE LOST HOPE?
- 16 WHAT DO I DO WHEN BAD STUFF HAPPENS?
- 17 HOW DO I MOVE FORWARD?
- 18 FEELING WOBBLY
- 19 WILL THERE BE A TURNING POINT?
- 20 IS RECOVERY REALLY POSSIBLE?
- 21 I REALISED IāD RECOVERED WHEN . . .
- 22 WHAT IF I DONāT GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME?
- 23 DEALING WITH BINGE EATING IN RECOVERY
- 24 WHO DO I WANT TO BE?
- 25 DOES MOVING ON MEAN I SHOULD MOVE OUT?
- 26 HOW WILL I KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE?
- 27 WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE?
- 28 HOW DO I STAY POSITIVE?
- 29 HELPING SOMEONE YOU LOVE
- 30 WHY WONāT MY FRIEND HELP HERSELF?
- 31 TREATMENT OPTIONS
- 32 HOW DO I FIND HELP?
- 33 CAN I STEP INSIDE YOUR KITCHEN?
- 34 HOW DO I COPE WITH GAINING WEIGHT?
- 35 EXPRESS YOURSELF
- 36 WHEN IT REALLY MATTERS . . . READ ON
- 37 HOW DO I LEARN MORE?
- NOTES
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS