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In 1995, Hadley Freeman wrote in her diary: "I just spent three years of my life in mental hospitals. So why am I crazier than I was before????" From the ages of fourteen to seventeen, Freeman lived in psychiatric wards after developing anorexia nervosa. Her doctors informed her that her body was cannibalizing her muscles and heart for nutrition, but they could tell her little why she had it, what it felt like, what recovery looked like. For the next...
5) Phat girls
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Chronicles the journey of several young women to self-acceptance, examining their struggles with body image--which result in an eating disorder and other problematic attempts to cope--from childhood to adulthood.