Because I Feel Fat: Helping the Ones You Love Deal with an Eating Disorder (Paperback)

by Tony Paulson (Author), Johanna Marie McShane (Contributor)
Key Phrases: someone with anorexia, person with anorexia, people with eating disorders, Feel Fat, The Phases of Treatment, What's the Difference (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Because I Feel Fat: Helping the Ones You Love Deal with an Eating Disorder is a comprehensive guide that gives family, friends, and loved ones a thorough understanding of what eating disorders are and how to help their loved ones recover. Easy to read and understand, Because I Feel Fat breaks down complex disorders into simple terms that gives everyone, from the sufferer and worried loved one, a common ground of understanding. Through painfully honest and heartbreaking first-person stories, gathered from interviews with women suffering from anorexia and bulimia nervosa, the reader learns what it is like to have an eating disorder, in hopes that this insight will answer questions and identify the keys to helping with recovery.

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"Because I Feel Fat...is a thorough and comprehensive book that will be of great value to both those who have an eating disorder and to their significant others. It fills a much needed gap in the resources that exist today by offering in detail the perspective of people who suffer from eating disorders."
Marcia Yamashiro, RD
Certified Eating Disorders Specialist

About the Author
Tony Paulson, Ph.D. began treating people with eating disorders more than 13 years ago. He is the Director of an Intensive Outpatient Program and Inpatient Program for people with eating disorders in Sacramento, CA.Johanna Marie McShane, Ph.D. has been working in the field of eating disorders treatment for 11 years. Dr. McShane has been in private practice in Lafayette, CA for 8 years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 142 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (August 22, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595320619
• ISBN-13: 978-0595320615
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,417,846 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have book, December 21, 2004

By	KP (California) - See all my reviews

One of the most realistic, easy-to-read books on eating disorders out there. I liked how the authors used real-life examples and statements from people whol really know what it's like to have an eating disorder. I learned so much from reading it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for family and friends, September 13, 2004

By	Silvia C. (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

This book was helpful in identifying how you can help someone with an eating disorder. I found the comments from the individuals suffering from an eating disorder to be moving.