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A book about addictions of eating disorders, drugs, and sex |
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Starving for Affection |
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Starving for Affection: a journey of eating disorders, drugs and sex |
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STARVING FOR AFFECTION is a new book by Nancy Lee Bausch, PhD About the book:
Starving for Affection-a journey of eating disorders, drugs, and sex by Nancy Lee Bausch, PhD is based on true stories. Using a first-person narrative, it covers the period from a young girl’s adolescence to her early twenties. It is a vivid retelling of how she dealt with being a fat girl in a society that celebrated thinness. Bulimia and amphetamines were her solution for over 15 years. They and the sexual scenes are graphically described and include the causes and effects of the addictions. Her secret has cost her years of her life. Her personal story is a cautionary tale for girls who will do anything to fit in, to be accepted, to be included in today’s world of slender bodies.
This is an eating disorders horror story. It is a “don’t do what I did” message from girls and young women who suffered and continue to suffer from these overpowering addictions. It is not meant to be a “how to overcome these addictions” text. It is a true and real look into the lives of those who are caught in the addictive physical and emotional trap of these insidious diseases. No one would want to emulate what this person goes through in this book. It does not condone or give eating disorder tips for those either addicted or those who are thinking about losing weight like she did. It should be considered aversion therapy of the most graphic type.
Dr. Bausch presents case histories of midlife eating-disordered women in her next book, Never Too Thin. Treatment plans are provided, self-help techniques are described, and the prognosis for success for each woman completes her story.
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