What's the matter with Mary Jane?

[purplebfly]

Mary Jane - Living through Anoxeria & Bulimia
Sancia Robinson and Wendy Harmer
ISBN - ****-********-************************-****

They made a book and a play from this (which I saw) and it is such an amazing story. Extremely insightful, sometimes sad sometimes funny, was a big inspiration to me when younger.

[mumisall]

yes the play was very good! she seems to be an amazing person. i found the book was a bit of a "how to" for bulimia, listing how to binge and what to binge on...i'm sure she meant well but it could easily be a huge trigger for someone verging on an eating disorder. i think it encouraged my anorexia. i remember that i wanted to read it all the time, like i was studying it. my ED couldn't get enough of it. i bought it because i wanted to understand what i was experiencing and it did educate me but it also educated my eating disorder on how to control my life more. does that make sense?

[purplebfly]

Hi there... you know what... you actually made me remember something.

I too studied the thing! It did help me behave in ways as it told me almost how I should, though I always knew the intentions were not that... hmm.. maybe I should recant my endorsement.

[openmyeyes]

I read it over and over - but unfortunately for the wrong reasons. It triggered me something shocking! I think if I read it now, I would still be triggered. There is a bit of mention of behaviours and thoughts. So caution to those not on the far side of recovery. I also never read the ending of these books - I didnt want to know how to recover.

Funny thing is - now, thats all I do. Get these books about personal struggles with anorexia, and only read the recovery section.

How is the ending?

[purplebfly]

HAPPY ending!