Anorexia Quote by Ellen Bass

“You are likely to vomit your dreams if you take too much at a time. Take it one after the other and don't over-eat…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“Carla's description was typical of survivors of chronic childhood abuse. Almost always, they deny or minimize the abusive memories. They have to: it's too…

— David L. Calof

“We have it in our head that if we fill our stomachs, we’ll fill our hearts.”

— Kate Wicker

In high school, I had a couple girlfriends who had very extreme eating disorders. Anorexia and bulimia. And in college as well. It's just…

— Katie Lowes

“Eating disorders are prevalent among women who were sexually abused as children. They seem to have components of other symptoms such as obsessions, compulsions,…

— Karen A. Duncan

While I was never diagnosed with anorexia or bulimia at the time, I've learned that starving myself and bingeing means I had both.

— Joanna Krupa

I struggled with restricting and purging. It is not really anorexia or bulimia. It is more anorexia than bulimia, but it doesnt fit super…

— Malika Andrews

I initially decided to speak about my anorexia and bulimia, partly out of a selfish motivation. I felt I had been scrutinised for my…

— Lucy Davis

Anorexia and bulimia seem to be getting much more common in boys, men, and women of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds; they are also…

— Marya Hornbacher

“Most survivors tend to be the care-giver rather than the care-receiver. We tend to be good at being spouses and parents, anticipating our loved…

— Beverly Engel

“Too often the survivor is seen by [himself or] herself and others as "nuts," "crazy," or "weird." Unless her responses are understood within the…

— Diane Langberg

“Why Is It So Important to Remember? When you were abused, those around you acted as if it weren’t happening. Since no one else…

— Beverly Engel

“If someone thinks you’re being dramatic or selfish, then they obviously haven’t walked a mile in your shoes. It’s not important for you to…

— Sarah Newman

“The experience of childhood sexual abuse leaves some survivors with a high tolerance for pain. Dysfunctional environments require endurance and thick skin. Child survivors…

— Rosenna Bakari

“One of the reasons a survivor finds it so difficult to see herself as a victim is that she has been blamed repeatedly for…

— Diane Langberg