“My parents never recognized the things that for me were achievements. I was praised for the things that came naturally to me, like my intelligence, but when I really put all my effort into looking nice (trying to), it went unrecognised. No-one ever told me I looked pretty or nice, or that I was a beautiful person (to them) and I needed them to...” Body ImageLow Self EsteemEmotional NeglectUnmet NeedsChildhood NeglectFeeling IgnoredFeeling UglyFeeling Unloved Book:To Die For Source: To Die For
“I was a very lonely child and it's funny but the first word that comes to my head is "starved". I felt starved of affection, starved of love and I felt that it wasn't OK to ask for it. Maybe there was a sense that if I deserved it, it would be there. There must be something I'd done which meant I didn't deserve it.” StarvingAnorexiaEating DisorderUnlovedLack Of LoveEmotional NeglectUnmet NeedsSelf BlameStarved Book:To Die For Source: To Die For