Eating, Working out, & Feeling Anxious. Stories from real life

Anorexia, bulimia, orthorexia, and exercise abuse – there are any number of terms under the heading of eating disorders. In this book, a number of people have written freely about their own personal experience of eating disorders and how these disorders have impacted on their lives. Each story is a unique one.

Many of the writers are now healthy, and describe the ways in which they conquered their illnesses. Some are still in the middle of the nightmare, and write about their struggle to achieve wellness.

The book also discusses this difficult question: does a person with eating disorders really want to get healthy? Individuals with eating disorders often see their illness as an integral part of themselves. In conclusion, several writers who have had eating disorders in the past describe how they managed to break free of their self-destructive patterns.

This book may serve as a source of inspiration for people who are ill today to realize that there are other choices – and that the first, decisive step is making the decision to get well. For readers who have no idea what living with one of these illnesses is like, this book provides a new, real set of insights into what life with an eating disorder can be like.

What better way to these insights than to ask those who have had these illnesses themselves to tell their stories?