Product Description
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.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 2 reviews)

confused at first by miamaryme (Ohio, USA)

4 Stars
October 20, 2009
I read the whole book right away and got mad at first because I actually ended up skipping reading the important parts that would have told me that this book was made up from many different sufferers of ED's. For some reason the whole time I was reading it I actually thought that it was about one, and could not understand why each chapter was different. After I read the parts I previously skipped, I felt pretty dumb! Now I really do like it, and am glad I can read it again and understand it better!

Absorbing, Informative, and Gripping! by Dom A. (NY, NY)

5 Stars
September 22, 2008
Bulimics on Bulimia is a collection of 19 personal accounts from Bulimic individuals. This book surpasses others because it is told while the women are in the disorder. The complexity and difficulty of recovery is truly visible when told by people who are NOT recovered. Hopefully, this book will shed some light on this serious illness. The book is unique because it tries to bring attention to bulimia. Most media stories focus more on anorexia (even if the individual is also bulimic). These women discuss how the supposed "inferiority" of bulimia causes even greater self hate and damage. This book does not have the luxury of a sensational story line, or the confessions of famous women.Instead it shows the secret lives of women (and men) who live amongst us. The success of this book relies on people who care enough to learn about the secret torment of regular women.

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