--- title: "4 Eating disorder Quotes By Carol Lee" description: "4 Eating disorder quotes by Carol Lee. Plus more from Carol Lee and more Eating disorder sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/carol-lee-39506_anorexia_emma-cites-the-structure-of-the-eating-d_45862.jpg" --- > [ “Emma cites the structure of the \[Eating Disorder\] Unit as being important to her decision to disengage from her illness, and the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/emma-cites-the-structure-of-the-eating-disorder-unit-as-being/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/carol-lee-39506_anorexia_emma-cites-the-structure-of-the-eating-d_45862.jpg) > [“The reasons for Emma's illness and for her decision to allow life in, rather than die, are intertwined and involve the beginnings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/the-reasons-for-emma-s-illness-and-for-her-decision-to-allow-life-in/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/carol-lee-39506_anorexia-nervosa_the-reasons-for-emma-s-illness-and-for-h_477826.jpg) > [“Deception' is the word I most associate with anorexia and the treachery which comes from falsehood. The illness appears inviting. It would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/deception-is-the-word-i-most-associate-with-anorexia-and-the/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/carol-lee-39506_anoretic_deception-is-the-word-i-most-associate-w_1986005.jpg) > [“I was a very lonely child and it's funny but the first word that comes to my head is "starved". I felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/i-was-a-very-lonely-child-and-it-s-funny-but-the-first-word-that/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c54/carol-lee-39506_anorexia_i-was-a-very-lonely-child-and-it-s-funny_2185250.jpg) ## Other authors on Eating disorder - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-marya-hornbacher-65227.jpg) Marya Hornbacher 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eating-disorder/marya-hornbacher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-edwards-22271.jpg) Jenni Schaefer 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eating-disorder/jenni-schaefer/) - [Brittany Burgunder 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eating-disorder/brittany-burgunder/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-demi-lovato-28588.jpg) Demi Lovato 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eating-disorder/demi-lovato/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steven-levenkron-87503.jpg) Steven Levenkron 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eating-disorder/steven-levenkron/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-laurie-halse-anderson-59008.jpg) Laurie Halse Anderson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eating-disorder/laurie-halse-anderson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lauren-alaina-58891.jpg) Lauren Alaina 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eating-disorder/lauren-alaina/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bren-brown-19292.jpg) Brené Brown 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eating-disorder/bren-brown/) ## More by Carol Lee > [ “Emma cites the structure of the \[Eating Disorder\] Unit as being important to her decision to disengage from her illness, and the fact that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/emma-cites-the-structure-of-the-eating-disorder-unit-as-being/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) > [“The reasons for Emma's illness and for her decision to allow life in, rather than die, are intertwined and involve the beginnings of her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/the-reasons-for-emma-s-illness-and-for-her-decision-to-allow-life-in/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) > [“There was another problem with Emma's father, difficult for a small child who already thought of herself as greedy - his way of trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/there-was-another-problem-with-emma-s-father-difficult-for-a-small/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) > [“Emma says her illness was a kind of self-hypnosis which obliterated the outside world, a way of escaping life and reducing its proportions to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/emma-says-her-illness-was-a-kind-of-self-hypnosis-which-obliterated/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) > [“While she is still hospitalised, I take Emma out for strengthening walks, for her muscles and been under-used for a long time. She is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/while-she-is-still-hospitalised-i-take-emma-out-for-strengthening/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) > [“I think maybe they come out into the grounds in nightwear. But no, in typical anorexic stype they have read the fashion magazines literally.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/i-think-maybe-they-come-out-into-the-grounds-in-nightwear-but-no-in/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) > [ “I started crying when the group \[therapy\] was over because the last thing we did upset me - we all held a piece of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/i-started-crying-when-the-group-therapy-was-over-because-the-last/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) > [“Whatever it was her father wanted, Emma did not know how to provide it. She felt confused by what he did, and imagined the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/whatever-it-was-her-father-wanted-emma-did-not-know-how-to-provide-it/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) > [“Deception' is the word I most associate with anorexia and the treachery which comes from falsehood. The illness appears inviting. It would seem to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/deception-is-the-word-i-most-associate-with-anorexia-and-the/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) > [“I was a very lonely child and it's funny but the first word that comes to my head is "starved". I felt starved of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/i-was-a-very-lonely-child-and-it-s-funny-but-the-first-word-that/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) > [“ You obliterate my central sun and i hate and fear you for it . . . every moment with you is fraught with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-lee/you-obliterate-my-central-sun-and-i-hate-and-fear-you-for-it-every/) [Carol Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-lee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eating-disorder/carol-lee/#itemlist", "name": "4 Eating disorder Quotes By Carol Lee", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“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. 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