"We think of bulimia and anorexia as either a bizarre psychosis, or as a quirky little habit, a…"
“We think of bulimia and anorexia as either a bizarre psychosis, or as a quirky little habit, a phase, or as a thing that women just do. We forget that it is a violent act, that it bespeaks a profound level of anger toward and fear of the self.” – Marya Hornbacher, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (via abattoirette)
“We think of bulimia and anorexia as either a bizarre psychosis, or as a quirky little habit, a phase, or as a thing that women just do. We forget that it is a violent act, that it bespeaks a profound level of anger toward and fear of the self.”
– Marya Hornbacher, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (via abattoirette)
SOURCE: The truth about eating disorders – Read entire story here.
