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“I know how this feels: the tightening of the chest, the panic, the what-have-I-done-wait-I-was-kidding. Eating disorders linger so long undetected, eroding the body in silence, and then they strike. The secret is out. You're dying.”

Book:Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia

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Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia

This memoir delves into the author's journey through anorexia and bulimia, offering a candid look at the psychological and physical challenges faced by individuals with eating disorders. more

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Marya Hornbacher

Marya Hornbacher is an American author known for her memoirs, which offer profound insights into mental health and the struggles of marginal lifestyles. Born on April 4, 1974, her works are based on her own experiences, including severe eating disorders and mental health issues. more

“There was a time when I was unable to get out of bed because my body, its muscles eating themselves away, refused to sit up. There was a time when the lies rolled off my tongue with ease, when it was far more important to me to self-destruct than to admit I had a problem, let alone allow anyone to help.”

Important Self Helping Problem Body Lying Bed Eating Tongue Ease Muscles Self Destruct

Author:Marya Hornbacher

“Flora sighed. It was curious that persons who lived what the novelists called a rich emotional life always seemed to be a bit slow on the uptake.”

Persons Bits Rich Emotional Curious Novelists Flora Emotional Life Cold Comfort Farm

Book:Cold comfort farm

Source: Cold comfort farm

“I would not be young again, if you offered me the world. But then I'm prejudiced.' 'You talk,' I said, 'as if you were ninety-nine.' 'For a woman I very nearly am,' she said. 'I'm thirty five.”

Ifs World Said Young Five Nine Thirty Ninety Be Young Ninety Nine

Book:MY COUSIN RACHEL

Source: MY COUSIN RACHEL

“People who mattered could not take the humdrum world. But this was not the world, it was enchantment; and all of it was mine.”