Starving: A Personal Journey Through Anorexia
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (857 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0800758412 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Discover how one young woman overcame her battle with anorexia in this compelling, true story offering encouragement, hope, and healing.. She was starving-but didn't know it
"Very Helpful!" according to J. Palmer. This book was very good. I needed to read a book that would encourage me to continue to fight my eating disorder from a Christian perspective. I love the author's honesty that changing eating behaviors is and continues to be difficult for her, but it's worth the fight. I am reccomending this book to my friend who also struggles with an eating disorder.. A Customer said Any woman with low self-esteem because of weight-read this!. This book is incredible.It offers insight into the mind of a sufferer as well as giving honest truths about society's attitudes in general.I would recommend it to anyone who is trying to understand/overcome an eating disorder or is simply struggling with their self-image.It is interspersed with uplifting quotations which are fast becoming my fuel for fighting my thoughts.As a strong Christian trying to recover from anorexia it was overwhelming to read of Mrs Pettit's experiences and be able to relate them to my own.The truth and honesty of he. Not What I Thought W. L. Bradley This book is not for those turned off by having religion thrown in your face.I bought this book in the hopes that there was someone else out there I could relate to in my eating disorder struggle. Instead, I found a book where being anorexic is constantly labeled a "sin", and I was reminded over and over again how "bad" I am for being anorexic, and how much I disappoint 'God' by being this way.Nearly every entry in this book (written in diary format) makes a reference to God, religion or Bible verses. I'm not against religion by all means, bu