Skinny Boy: A Young Man's Battle and Triumph Over Anorexia
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (908 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0976154749 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Excellent I thought the book was an excellent, rare insight into the mindset of a male struggling with an eating disorder. A definite read.. CH-SC said Needs more editing; general idea is good but the writing needs some more work. This books is full of grammatical and spelling errors! It certainly needs either a new editor or another revision. Furthermore, I felt the book's beginning could use some revamping. For instance, it begins narration from the writer's point of view without giving us some general background about who this person is, how old he is and so forth. It's not until much much later. Amazing! Patti M. Kahn I'm currently struggling with anorexia, and when i read this book it not only motivated me but made me feel not so alone. I related to Gary's thoughts and feelings. This book would be perfect for a parent with a child who has and ed, a friend, or for anyone else who's interested in the subject. It's fast movingand hard to stop reading. I highly recommend it.
"Skinny Boy is a compelling and honest first-person account of a vexing human challenge—repairing one's relationship to oneself." —Psychology Today
Challenging the assumption that anorexia is an exclusively female affliction, this compelling memoir is the first to describe how a young man overcame this often fatal disorder. Handsome and popular, Gary had baseball abilities that had attracted the attention of the big leagues, until a shaming inner-voice convinced him that he needed to be thinner, leading to an out-of-control compulsion to exercise and starve himself, causing multiple hospitalizations. Providing strategies for tackling the recovery process and examples of changes in the thinking needed to take those steps, this imp