“ I didn't realize there was a ranking." I said. "Sadie frowned. "What do you mean?" "A ranking," I said. "You know, what's crazier than what." "Oh, sure there is," Sadie said. She sat back in her chair… Michael Thomas Ford
“ Recovery doesn't mean putting your life on hold. Recovery means holding on so you can live your best life. Brittany Burgunder
“ At the lip of a cliff, I look out over Lake Superior, through the bare branches of birches and the snow-covered branches of aspens and pines. A hard wind blows snow up out of a cavern and over my face… Marya Hornbacher
“ In that six months, so much happened that death seemed, primarily, inconvenient. The trial period was extended. I seem to keep extending it. There are many things to do. There are books to write and n… Marya Hornbacher
“ Emma cites the structure of the [Eating Disorder] Unit as being important to her decision to disengage from her illness, and the fact that she felt safe in it, and cared for.'It was the first time I'd… Carol Lee
“ To actually accept that you have an eating disorder or a mental health issue is actually a sign of great, great strength. It is not a sign of weakness at all. Nigel Owens
“ We turn skeletons into goddesses and look to them as if they might teach us how not to need. Marya Hornbacher
“ I look back on my life the way one watches a badly scripted action flick, sitting at the edge of the seat, bursting out, No, no, don't open that door! The bad guy is in there and he'll grab you and pu… Marya Hornbacher
“ I have a remarkable ability to delete all better judgement from my brain when I get my head set on something. I have no sense of moderation, no sense of caution. I have no sense pretty much. Marya Hornbacher
“ Eating disorders are prevalent among women who were sexually abused as children. They seem to have components of other symptoms such as obsessions, compulsions, avoidance of food, and anxiety, and the… Karen A. Duncan
“ You know you've got problems when your head is hanging over the toilet, puking up your dinner, and what you're thinking of is your dad. And how he thinks you're not pretty. Teresa Lo
“ We are all a collection of lost causes, stashed here so no one has to see just how wounded we are. Meg Haston
“ We both knew what it was to hurt our bodies. It's a strange reason to bond with someone, but I think we both needed to feel understood, and, even though we couldn't love ourselves, we could love each… Melissa C. Water
“ Her smile didn't mean her suffering was over, but when it appeared it was something beautiful to see; a rare flower. Melissa C. Water
“ Recovering is a process of coming to experience a sense of self. More precisely, it is a process of learning to sense one's self, to attune to one's subjective physical, psychic, and social self- expe… Sheila M. Reindl
“ It is not easy to find someone your size once the Freshman Fifteen turns to the Sophomore Forty or the Senior Sixty. Even when, through some miracle of self-restraint and bulimia, college girls manage… Thomm Quackenbush
