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• One really ought to be afraid of self-torture. But it tempted me. It begged. The dark place that my mind was fast…
• [I] learned ... that friends are a good source of food and soul when one has not yet gotten the hang of…
• You will miss her sometimes. Bear in mind she's trying to kill you. Bear in mind you have a life to live.
• I wish I could find words to explain what this kind of cold is like- the cold that has somehow gotten in…
• Somewhere in the back of my brain there exists this certainty: The body is no more than a costume, and can be…
• You will not stop. The pain is necessary, especially the pain of hunger. It reassures you that you are strong, can withstand…
• Starvation is incredibly frightening when it finally sets in with a vengeance. And when it does,you are surprised. You hadn't meant this.…
• Recovery isn’t easy, at first. It takes time. It takes more work, sometimes, than you think you’re willing to do. But it…
• So many means of self-destruction, so little time.
• We think of bulimia and anorexia as either a bizarre psychosis, or as a quirky little habit, a phase, or as a…
• The problem is that you don't just choose recovery. You have to keep choosing recovery, over and over and over again. You…
• In truth, you like the pain. You like it because you believe you deserve it.

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