Bulimics on Bulimia

Maria Stavrou

Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Sep 15, 2008 - Psychology - 160 pages

Thousands suffer from bulimia secretly and in silence. They are never diagnosed and their story goes untold.

Bulimics on Bulimia is a collection of accounts by people who are living with the disorder, shedding new light on the day-to-day struggle of coping with bulimia. This book challenges the stereotypical image of the bulimic teenage girl, revealing that bulimia affects a far wider range of people, and dispelling the myth that bingeing involves only food and purging involves only vomiting. The powerful stories in this book provide new perspectives on the experience of bulimia, revealing the complex realities of the illness and the different ways in which different people view themselves and the disorder that has become a part of their lives.

This book is a must-read for counselors, psychologists, and mental health professionals and will strike a chord with anyone who is suffering or has suffered from an eating disorder, as well as their friends and families.

Contents

• Introduction: 7
• 1 Binging and Purging to Stay Alive: 17
• 2 There Goes Alice Down the Hole: 25
• 3 Living with Diabulimia: 35
• 4 Surrounded by People but Completely Alone: 41
• 5 Running Away but Going Nowhere: 49
• 6 A Love of Athletics: 59
• 7 Recovery or What Passes for Normal: 67
• 8 Highfunctioning Superwoman: 75
• 9 The Hardest partis Wanting to Recover: 81
• 10 Diagnostic Labels and Sexual Abuse: 87
• 11 College plus Eating Disorder Equals: 93
• 12 Not Good Enough: 97
• 13 An Addictive Personality Food and Alcohol: 105
• 14 Confession to My Roommate A Day in My Life: 115
• 15 Becoming Bankrupt and Losing Everything I Had: 119
• 16 I Want to Be Like You: 123
• 17 Sex Lies and Hedonism: 131
• 18 The Lesbian Bulimic Mafia: 137
• 19 Diets Dont Work Bulimia Does: 145
• FURTHER READING: 151

About the author

Maria Stavrou has a BSc in Psychology. She lives in London.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Bulimics on Bulimia
• Editor: Maria Stavrou
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008
• ISBN: 1846428459, 9781846428456
• Length: 160 pages
• Subjects: Psychology / Psychopathology / Eating Disorders; Social Science / Disease & Health Issues