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My Name Is Caroline

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Trying to find books dealing with bulimia is tough. Atleast books that are up to date. My Name Is Caroline is a wonderful book for anyone who is/was bulimic. She never tried to hide any of her feelings in this book. You understand and sympathize with her. She is the typical/textbook bulimic. Upper-middle class, perfectionist, controlling parents... She shows you that there is hope and that you don't have to live your life like this.

This was an interesting and revealing account of one woman's struggle with, and recovery from bulimia. The book is repetitive by its nature -- she describes her compulsive binging and purging from the time she was a young teenager to a young woman. However, while autobiographical, many of the stories/anecdotes she included were unnecessary or irrelevant, weighing the reader down with the feeling of, "Haven't I read this before?" or "Who cares?" All in all, though, this is an insightful book about the nature and pain of addiction, and one that gives much-needed inspiration and hope about the possibility of recovery.

Ms. Miller gives us an honest and humble account of her struggle with bulimia. Not just for bulimics, this book offers insight into emotional attachments one may have to eating and food. It is truly an interesting and easy to read story. Keep this one on hand to reread when you need encouragement or have lost sight of your ultimate goal of staying healthy and happy.

A heartening look at the recovery of a young woman from bulimia. Ms Miller has written an account of her experience with bulimia from its onslaught through the ups and downs of recovery and finally to freedom from her obsession with food. Ms Miller's story provides a hopeful example of recovery for bulimia sufferers and their friends and family.

This woman's life paralleled mine in so many ways--Harvard undergrad, young to marry, overachiever, and now bulimic. Caroline offers a path to recovery that I personally think is the only truly effective way: enlisting the help of God. This book is written in such a way that it won't trigger eating disorder behaviors, which many of the books on the subject do. I highly recommend this book to people who are in a dark place right now looking for hope and an answer to their prayers.

What an amazing book, I read it last summer and its contents are still with me.Caroline is amazingly honest and open about her experiences, a recommendation for anyone, particularly those who struggle to understand eating disorders.

Great book, Caroline really showed her pain in this book. She shares some of her worst moments as a bulimic in hiding. She also painfully details her 12 step progress and failures as well. Candid and refreshing, Caroline doesn't just 1 day wake up with her struggle behind her, but has to work through it everyday. This book shows how hard it is to live with an eating disorder and how hard it is to recover.
Too many books on the subject have a brilliant therapist magically cure the ailing patient, which is simply not the case. This book is realistic and very helpful for those who want to get well.