In the throes of my eating disorder, I (like so many other women) would pick up books or watch movies where there was some kind of eating disorder storyline.
All of the books and movies I would watch always stopped at the same point though. It was a person who was clearly struggling with what we see as “textbook” anorexia or bulimia, and there would be a huge build up to the point where the person would finally go and get help.
They would either end at the point where they’re off to treatment or take you through treatment with them and end with them going home.
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