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Spellbound : The coming of Anorexia DAVID EPSTON Click HERE for the full page article Anorexia/bulimia can exploit any number of circumstances in a young woman’s life thatå are disadvantageous to her. It promises her that by being faithful to
The Questioning Spirit SANDY [37] Click HERE for the full page article Why, why, why? Why set as examples women too thin to be healthy? Why set as examples women too thin to be the norm? Why set
Consultation Letter LORRIANNE GRIEVES Click HERE for the full page article DATE: 6TH JUNE, 1996 Dear Richard, Ann and David, I have been reading through the information sent to me by David and am struck with both the urgency
Anorexia, I Hate You : A Poem¹ CHLOE [15] Click HERE for the full page article Anorexia I hate you, You know who you are. You know yourself so well, You’ve made me forget who I really am.
Meeting with Diana [15], and her Mother Ann DIANA, ANN AND DAVID EPSTON Click HERE for the full page article DE – David, DT – Diana, AT -Ann DE: I’ve been talking to Diana and Ann and its the 27th day of
Virtual Group Experience JOHANNA AND SAMANTHA Click HERE for the full page article Johanna and Samantha (respectively), would you be prepared to advise me on these statements a young woman who consults with me wrote down last week? I
A Portrait of Betrayal CAROLINE [20] Click HERE for the full page article Some time ago, two entities tried very hard to become my friends. The both eventually succeeded, one almost constantly helping the other. They pervaded my thoughts
Portrait of a Manipulator RHONDA [17] Click HERE for the full page article When anorexia first became my companion, she appeared a small, slightly subservient shadow. She didn’t seem that important in her own right. Overwhelmed by her side-kick,
New Metaphors from South Africa: Letter from a Therapist JOHANNA [33] AND JO VIJOEN Click HERE for the full page article Dear David and Jo: This time I don’t take the blame/mourning/anger/loss for cutting feet and starving on me. I
Co-Researching Anti and Pro Bulimic Practices in Therapy LINDA [18] AND DAVID EPSTON Click HERE for the full page article David: Before we started recording, you were reflecting on Sally commenting- “I am shrinking inside’ when with her consent,