My Struggle With Anorexia (Paperback)

by Anne Gurberg (Author)

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Product Description
My name is Anne Gurberg. I was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I graduated from McGill University with a bachelor of arts. My family recently opened up a movie cinema, and I work for them. Before that, I did live infomercials in large department stores. I struggled with anorexia since 15 years old and now I have overcome it at age 38. I wrote this book as an inspiration to the many people who have anorexia. The book tells of how I became anorexic, the consequences I suffered, the hospitals I went to, and how I overcame anorexia. Not only was I anorexic, but as a result of a pill my doctor gave me, I gained 63 ½ pounds, so I went from 99 pounds to 162 ½ pounds in just a few months. As a result of such a drastic change in my weight, I began to overcome anorexia. I went through two huge weight losses in my life, but I live comfortably now as a 115-pound person.

Product Details

• Paperback: 76 pages
• Publisher: PublishAmerica (March 27, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1424120675
• ISBN-13: 978-1424120673
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,636,884 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DONT!, June 22, 2006

By	Anon (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

I always want to give credit to a person who has struggled with an eating disorder and has the courage to share their story. I myself struggle with anorexia and other disordered eating tendancies. I intend to work in this field so I have read basically every book on the market.

Not to be critical to the author, who again-kudos for sharing your story-but (And I hesitate to say too much because I don't think anyone with an eating disorder, or in recovery should read this book). I won't say it is triggering, but it is not useful or helpful. Anyone reading this book who struggles with an eating disorder won't be surprised by the intricate details of the book. However, for someone in recovery or -just don't get it. I will give you better reason. It is a very short book, probably written in a couple of days-if that. It is repeatitive and appears to be the author's quest to become proud of her accomplishments-albeit she is not at all recovered. I found it sad the author is so disconnected from her true self and that she would write without a publisher who would steer her in a better direction. For, I believe we need more books on Eating Disorders but if you are going to get something, spend your money on Life Without Ed, or sht even go for Wasted (which I think is very triggering but definitely well written and a piece of literary genuis). Other books to look to are by Mary Pipher, Susie Orbach, and Steven Levenkron. Also, Eating By the Light of the Moon and the workbooks by Mona Villapiano are a MUCH better investment. Best to all and to the author, I wish you the BEST of luck.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Spare yourself the money, and pain, December 15, 2006

By	Stephanie J. Bequeath "perfectionist" (United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I rate I reveserve two rating, I reserve Fives and I reserve Ones. I do this because there is always something better and there is always something worse. I have found the something worse. This book reads like a fifth grader's report. There is no plot, or even a coherent timeline. She gives you tips and tricks, going so far as to name chapters "How I Fooled My Parents," "How I Kept The Weight Off." She promotes self recovery; a process I doubt works, as it clearly did not work for her. In her recovered stage, she is nervous about eating and gaining weight. She must eat with people to prevent overeating. She is self righteous about herself in the book, and is obviously not honest to the reader. I have read books twice as long in half the time because I could not stomach more than one or two chapters at once. "Anti-Ana" or "Pro-Ana" I would not recommend this to you.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars wow, November 15, 2006

By	Hannah "Hannah" (OC) - See all my reviews

Why didn't I listen to these other reviews? I am not trying to be rude but this was just sad. If I had to choose one word to describe this book it would be "redundant" She wrote the same sentences in every chapter it seemed. I can't even call this a book. It's more like a very poor high school essay or something. I recommend Running On Empty by Carrie Arnold. She's a very honest, intelligent, and talented writer.