My Secret Life A Memoir of Bulimia eBook Leanne Waters
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In this non-fiction story of struggle and grief, 'My Secret Life A Memoir of Bulimia' details one teenager's battle with bulimia nervosa. After years of bullying, Leanne Waters examines the development of her illness and looks closely at the psychological foundations of this ambiguous disease. It is a first-hand account of a secret world that lurks behind closed doors in daily life.
A penetrating insight into the mentality of a bulimic, the story follows Waters' downfall from a high-achiever with tremendous potential to a shadowed breath of her former self.
“It gradually became easier and easier to suppress the hunger pains and even tolerate the stabbing intensity of a truly empty stomach. I soon found myself enjoying the pain. It would spark in the lowest point of my stomach, light like a match and blaze until I thrashed in flames. Then it would tear north, shredding my sides and scorching beneath the skin that enveloped my chest. It was more than hunger. My insides screamed at a deafening pitch, unable to fight the devouring emptiness. Soon it was like my body turned against me in desperation. The hollow sting that I nurtured so affectionately began to eat away at me instead.”
My Secret Life A Memoir of Bulimia eBook Leanne Waters
Brilliantly written!! The reader takes you inside the twisted turns and scrapes of the eating disordered mind of which I have. I could not put it down!!Product details
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My Secret Life A Memoir of Bulimia eBook Leanne Waters Reviews
This book is for young and old, male and female. It is not just about an eating disorder. It's a fascinating, compelling tale of a young girl's descent into hell and back. The many vignettes encapsulating Leanne's childhood strife are so poignant at an elemental level, that they evoke visceral memories either forgotten in the average reader or front and center in the ailing reader.
Much is learned from her insightful discoveries, as Leanne ponders the three components of her sickness the fast, the binge, and the purge. But it is the truths she uncovers during her recovery that lead us to contemplate the depraved depths of our society and culture.
The average reader will enjoy the vivid metaphors, while the ailing reader will learn the truth about their disease. This writer has such extraordinary talent, that the reader will be clamoring for more as soon as the book is finished. Hopefully, she has another well-written book in the wings.
I found this book to be exceptional, for so many reasons it's hard to articulate in this short piece.
Leanne's writing style is up there with the best - descriptive, articulate and richly metaphorical; the recall of her experience so detailed - as only the memory of someone who has been through extreme trauma can be.
Leanne takes you through the phases of bulimia, from the socio-psychological foundations of this condition - for example, the bullying at school - to the `fasting', `bingeing', `purging' and `recovery' that then plays out - each stage intricately narrated for the readers understanding and at the respective pace.
You find yourself so in-tune with Leanne and so fond of her personality that you wonder how in our society this self-denunciation could be allowed to happen, or to go unseen - particularly brought home as Leanne details hiding her bulimia from all those around her.
My favourite line is the book is "But let's not get ahead of ourselves now" (so sweet, you'll see what I mean when you read it) and the most touching part for me is when her friends stand fast to support her recovery.
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is invented. The "Girl with the Eating Disorder" is real life. Take your pick ... I know which book added more to my life ...Thank you, Leanne.
*Chris Thrall is the author of the true story "Eating Smoke One Man's Descent into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland"
I found this book to be exceptional, for so many reasons it's hard to express in this short piece.
Leanne's writing style is up there with the best - descriptive, articulate and richly metaphorical; the recall of her experience so detailed - as only the memory of someone who has been through extreme trauma can be.
Leanne takes you through the phases of bulimia, from the socio-psychological foundations of this condition - for example, the bullying at school - to the `fasting', `bingeing', `purging' and `recovery' that then plays out - each stage intricately narrated for the readers understanding and at the respective pace.
You find yourself so in-tune with Leanne and so fond of her personality that you wonder how in our society this self-denunciation could be allowed to happen, or to go unseen - particularly brought home as Leanne details hiding her bulimia from all those around her.
My favourite line is the book is "But let's not get ahead of ourselves now" (so sweet, you'll see what I mean when you read it) and the most touching part for me is when her friends stand fast to support her recovery.
*Chris Thrall is the author of the true story "Eating Smoke One Man's Descent into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland"
This topic is fascinating to me, but the book was not very well written and was difficult to follow. It was a very slow read
i'm sure she has a really meaningful story to tell, but the language she uses lacks beauty and creativity
This book should have been titled The Ramblings of Bulimiac.
The author jumped around constantly. Areas where you wished she had spent more time, she glossed over. I don't often get frustrated with a book and not complete, but this book was confusing and written in a style that was not conducive for reading.
I've never related to a book to this magnitude. It was as if I were reading my diary I hadn't yet written. If you're battling Bulimia, this is a must read.
Brilliantly written!! The reader takes you inside the twisted turns and scrapes of the eating disordered mind of which I have. I could not put it down!!
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