“Deception' is the word I most associate with anorexia and the treachery which comes from falsehood. The illness appears inviting. It would seem to offer something to those unwary or unlucky enough to suffer from it - friendship, a get-out, or a haven - when, in fact, it is a trap.” IllnessMental IllnessDeceptionFalsehoodEscapeSelf DeceptionAnorexiaEating DisorderTreacheryTrapAnorexia NervosaAnoreticFalse FriendHaveb Book:To Die For Source: To Die For
“her eyes are unfathomable to me, hostile, even, as if she had removed herself to a place where I cannot reach her - somewhere I cannot know.” Mental IllnessEmotional PainAnorexiaEating DisorderMiles AwayEmotional DistanceEmotional BarriersEmotional Disengagement Book:To Die For Source: To Die For
“She fails to see who I am, even, for her eyes do not, will not, take me in. Instead they transmit a powerful message. She is like a billboard flashing, starkly: 'Keep Out'.” Mental IllnessIsolationMental DisorderWithdrawnEmotional DistanceIgnoring PeopleEmotional Disengagement Book:To Die For Source: To Die For
“I think maybe they come out into the grounds in nightwear. But no, in typical anorexic stype they have read the fashion magazines literally. This is their version of thin girls in strappy clothes. The girl in the petticoat talks to me, as Emma has done on occsasion, in a rather grand style, as if she is a 'lady' of some substance and I a visiting guest. Do they chat much about clothes? I ask Emma in the car. She shakes her head. So, does she, Emma, see the difference between underwear or nightwear and 'going out' clothes? 'Yes,' she says, her voices strained again. 'But it's one of the things you don't know properly when you're ill and confused. You see these pictures and the people in the magazines are real for you.” RealityMental IllnessAnorexiaAnorexia NervosaAnorexicFashion Magazine Book:To Die For Source: To Die For
“The reasons for Emma's illness and for her decision to allow life in, rather than die, are intertwined and involve the beginnings of her feelings of belonging, of safety and of competence to be in the world.” Mental IllnessEating DisorderEating Disorder RecoveryAnorexia NervosaEating Disorder Causes Book:To Die For Source: To Die For
“Locking away appetite, anger, the fullness of life, anorexia helps cover up whatever struggles inside. With its controlling bouts of bingeing and starvation, of trance and half-life, it becomes a shield to fend off despair and longing and what most of us would see as ordinary responsible behavior.” Mental IllnessAnorexiaEating DisorderBinge EatingUnhealthy Coping Book:To Die For Source: To Die For