false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1250015410m/6400348.jpg 6400348 1 <p>Marni Bates has battled a stress-related disorder known as trichotillomania for roughly six years. The impulse to pull out all her hair (including her eyelashes and eyebrows), has been a source of much pain, frustration, and in rare moments, humor. It wasn't until Marni googled 'hair-pulling' that she discovered what she was doing had a name and an explanation. Hiding her condition took a lot of work, but being confronted with it was far more difficult. Unfortunately, the majority of high school students don't know how to react when faced with trich. Health courses tend to focus on already highly publicized conditions such as anorexia and bulimia, ignoring other stress-related disorders. </p> <p>In <i>Marni</i>, author Marni Bates powerfully shares her journey, from the roots of her anxiety which was caused by her parents' messy divorce when she was eight, a dysfunctional relationship with her sister and father, and feeling like such a misfit that she convinced her mom to let her drop out of middle school to be homeschooled, to having her emotional turmoil give birth to trichotillomania. The urge to pull out all of her hair felt as uncontrollable and natural as breathing or cracking her knuckles. Unfortunately, her new habit led to social embarrassment, crushingly low self-esteem, and years of therapy. </p> <p>Some highlights from Marni's story include:</p> <ul type=disc> <li>Going through a messy family breakup <li>The painful disintegration of her relationship with her father <li>Dropping out of middle school to be homeschooled <li>Facing an identity crisis which resulted in suicidal thoughts <li>Returning to public high school and starting over <li>Her slide into trichotillomania <li>Suffering from trich in silence and shame</li></ul> 6589058 book 3 8 2009 Marni (Louder Than Words) total:11|5:1|4:2|3:5|2:2|1:1| 11 33 44 4 2 0 false false Wed Nov 25 13:53:18 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 14:00:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 21 19:29:07 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 17:18:37 -0700 2009
I really liked Marni's voice, she is and writes in such a way that you are cheering for her, wanting her to succeed and get through the tough things in her life. From her troubles with her father and her sister and problems at school. She just seems like a nice person that doesn't deserv...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 19:21:30 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 19:33:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Sep 24 13:51:10 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 13:51:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 27 19:59:40 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 19:59:40 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 27 13:51:23 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 13:51:27 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 07:19:40 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 07:19:47 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 14:20:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 14:20:00 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 20 19:38:52 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 05:56:42 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 19:38:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 14 18:35:35 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 18:35:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 19:58:23 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 19:58:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 11 17:51:13 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 17:51:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 06 15:19:40 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 15:19:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 09:00:25 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 09:00:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 04 09:49:12 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 09:49:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 04 07:04:37 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 07:04:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 26 22:20:19 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 22:20:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 24 15:47:21 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 03:18:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 18 09:08:45 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 09:08:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 18 09:05:48 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 09:05:48 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6400348