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Book Review of The Monster Within: Facing an Eating Disorder

The Monster Within: Facing an Eating Disorder
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I do not want to discount Ms. McClure's own experience, as this book is her own testimony that I appreciate. She shows the devastation that bulimia can cause, but I am suspect of the recovered memory of a painful episode that, once dealt with in counseling, provides an "aha!" that unravels all the knots of a death's-door eating disorder. It's more neat than real life for many of us with similar problems who suffer in less dramatic ways the fallout of much worse traumas and/or those of longer duration... For help without lots of money nor great health insurance, see settingcaptivesfree.com .