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Anorexia
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Even with friends, I had difficulty giving or receiving physical affection, although I secretly craved it.
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― Going Hungry: Writers on Desire, Self-Denial, and Overcoming Anorexia
― Going Hungry: Writers on Desire, Self-Denial, and Overcoming Anorexia
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Why did I allow the abuse to continue? Even as a teenager?
I didn’t.
Something that had been plaguing me for years now made sense. It was like the answer to a terrible secret. The thing is, it wasn’t me in my bed, it was Shirley who lay the wondering if that man was going to come to her room, pull back the cover and push his penis into her waiting mouth it was Shirley. I remembered watching her, a skinny little thing with no breasts and a dark resentful expression. She was angry. She didn’t wan
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― Today I'm Alice: Nine Personalities, One Tortured Mind
― Today I'm Alice: Nine Personalities, One Tortured Mind
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