Of course, some have complained that Wasted is triggering in a negative way. The book’s frightening detail has triggered recovery in countless individuals as evidenced by the thousands of letters she has received over the years. During our discussion, Marya confirmed that this is, in part, why she wrote Wasted in such a graphic way. I began to move more wholeheartedly out of denial and toward getting better. If Marya has a real, life-threatening eating disorder and I relate to her so much, than I must have the illness, too. My tattered copy is highlighted throughout noting all of the thoughts and behaviors that Marya and I shared. In a recent conversation with Marya, she told me that she shares her story so that people can experience “less aloneness.” I felt less alone.įor me, Wasted also served as a mirror to see the truth about my own life. Maybe, just maybe, I wasn’t the only person in the world who struggled with food. When I read her words, I instantly felt connected. One of the first books I ever read about eating disorders was Marya Hornbacher’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia.
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