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`I would recommend Running on Empty to young people suspecting they or someone they know may have an eating disorder' - Signpost `The book is easy to read and deals with the issue of eating disorders in a matter of fact style, offering sensible advice' - Educational Psychology in Practice `A book to recommend to any young person to increase understanding, as well as to sufferers, their families and friends' - Times Educational Supplement WINNER OF TES/NASEN BEST ACADEMIC BOOK AWARD 2002 Running on Empty is a fictional work about three teenage girls who have some eating problems. Anna Paterson, who runs a support Internet service, has drawn on her extensive experience to explore the different effects on each girl. She describes the difficulties they face as secrets are disclosed and treatment is embarked upon. Anna's hope is that young people who suffer from an eating disorder anorexia, bulimia or bingeing will recognise the condition, feel safer talking to someone and that the stories will provide a means of support. It is also a useful book for peers who are free of eating difficulties but who can gain insight and compassion from the book. An essential teenage read. This is Anna's third book about eating disorders.
Supporting Each other
Supporting Each other
Saturday seemed to come around much too fast for Gemma. She'd had a wonderful time with Tim the night before and hadn't wanted the evening to end. He had picked her up at seven and they'd seen a movie at the cinema in town. Afterwards, they'd picked up a portion of chips from the takeaway next door and sat in Tim's car to share them. At first, Gemma had felt scared. She hadn't eaten any chips since shed begun her diet in the summer. She watched Tim tuck hungrily into the salty, glistening chips and she started to feel rumbles of hunger herself. As she watched him eat, she realised that she desperately wanted to try one too. She chose ...