Eating Disorders category: 671 books

Anorexia literally means "without appetite", but the discomfort is actually something far more serious than a simple loss of appetite and worrying as it can degenerate into a real repulsion obsessive about food, in severe cases can produce a state danger of malnutrition and even death.

I am an Adult Survivor of Child Sexual Assault. Eighteen months ago I recovered memories of being sexually assaulted for two years between the ages of 4 & 6.My book, The Weatherboard shed, is a short story of my experiences, as well as providing helpful information and support for other survivors...

As a child, Jon tried desperately to be his father’s version of the all-American boy, denying his gayness in a futile attempt to earn the love and respect of an abusive man. With this he built a deep, internalized homophobia that made him want to disappear rather than live with the truth about himself....

Author John Cully is Irish, and you can practically hear it as you read this fascinating book in which he divulges how he lost 30 lbs in six weeks just by following a simple system he devised that made it easy for him. He introduces you to simple exercises, thought processes, and changes needed to...

Grace King was an only child brought up by her mother, a single parent. She had a normal childhood and was always a high achiever with a positive attitude. But without her fathers acceptance and love, underlying feelings of rejection, inadequacy, and guilt engulfed her. Her great-grandmother died,...

How Fast Food affects our lives?Fast food, beyond doubt is the preferred meal for busy people who lead a hectic life.Though through the last few years, much has been spoken and written about fast food yet in this eBook, the author has suitably provided the real definition of fast food, along...

Hoe dicht moet je komen om de barsten te zien voor iemand uit elkaar valt? Louis en Zaida zijn buren. Hoewel beide twintigers al meer dan een jaar naast elkaar wonen, hebben ze geen contact. Tot een lekkende waterleiding daar verandering in brengt. De tongen komen los, maar over hun privéleven zijn...

Un racconto sul malessere degli adolescenti che si affacciano all’età matura, sull’insaziabile ricerca di emozioni forti, chiamata “sballo”, attraverso giochi e rituali assurdi, fino alla privazione del cibo per apparire “scomparendo”. Conseguenze spesso tragiche dell’assenza di un...

Questo libro non è uno scritto. È fatto di una serie di conversazioni svoltesi nelle circostanze più varie, su riviste e in trasmissioni radiofoniche, tra il 1998 e il 2011, quasi tutte inedite in lingua italiana. Le parole sono state lasciate nella loro improvvisazione originale. Il lettore potrà...

Why did I decide, I had to change my life? This short book reveals my painstaking journey from food addictions, Crohn’s disease, natural weight loss and many other complications. Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? When will you become the new you? While fighting an incurable disease,...

Ruah é uma palavra hebraica que significa vento, espírito, alento, hálito divino, sopro de vida. Com este sopro Deus deu à vida ao primeiro homem, feito a sua imagem e semelhança. Fomos criados no amor de Deus e ele colocou um pouco de seu sopro em cada um de nós, por isso, para que o Ruah que...

A funny, candid, and original coming-of-age story told through sugar addiction She doesn’t drink or do drugs, but like millions of other Americans, Lisa Kotin has a substance abuse problem. Kotin is addicted to sugar. My Confection is a darkly funny and candid memoir of where sugar took this...

Feeding Anorexia challenges prevailing assumptions regarding the notorious difficulty of curing anorexia nervosa. Through a vivid chronicle of treatments at a state-of-the-art hospital program, Helen Gremillion reveals how the therapies participate unwittingly in culturally dominant ideals of gender,...

Break the Bulimia Cycle with Mindfulness and Acceptance If you have bulimia, you know what it's like to be locked in a battle with your body-and you know that whether you're trying to lose weight or struggling to end the bingeing and purging cycle, the same old fears and self-doubts keep coming...