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68 reviews for:
Brain over Binge: Why I Was Bulimic, Why Conventional Therapy Didn't Work, and How I Recovered for Good
Kathryn Hansen
3.55 AVERAGE
68 reviews for:
Brain over Binge: Why I Was Bulimic, Why Conventional Therapy Didn't Work, and How I Recovered for Good
Kathryn Hansen
3.55 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Found the tone incredibly condescending
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
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informative
medium-paced
challenging
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medium-paced
challenging
informative
medium-paced
I fluctuated between giving this 1/2* but decided on 1 because it's kind of laughably bad. Yes, in principle, "just stop" is the solution. But like... (y)(y) *crying* *sad harold meme* that doesn't... help... me? lol. I'm not even angry I'm just bewildered. I think I commented on another review saying the book gave me major r/thanksimcured vibes because ... you know, if one could just stop... yeah :/
A few salient points (lol):
1) NOT recommended for anyone dealing with complex trauma. The author is basically like 'I had no trauma I had no low self-esteem I had no emotional issues I had nothing I could pinpoint as "reasons", so doing therapy gave me "excuses" to continue bingeing. So my thoughts = if you are one of those who DO have a "legitimate reason" let's say for your destructive behaviour, this book is not the one for you lmao *crying in walmart*
2) If you dislike "boomer" narratives of like... "it's all willpower", "stop playing the victim", "triggers aren't real", "my parents locked me in the basement and I turned out fine" (ok that last one is a joke ahaa) then this is going to rub you up the wrong way.
ok imma head out lmao hope this was entertaining (:
A few salient points (lol):
1) NOT recommended for anyone dealing with complex trauma. The author is basically like 'I had no trauma I had no low self-esteem I had no emotional issues I had nothing I could pinpoint as "reasons", so doing therapy gave me "excuses" to continue bingeing. So my thoughts = if you are one of those who DO have a "legitimate reason" let's say for your destructive behaviour, this book is not the one for you lmao *crying in walmart*
2) If you dislike "boomer" narratives of like... "it's all willpower", "stop playing the victim", "triggers aren't real", "my parents locked me in the basement and I turned out fine" (ok that last one is a joke ahaa) then this is going to rub you up the wrong way.
ok imma head out lmao hope this was entertaining (:
Interesting personal account, some good takeaways surrounding diet culture/origins of eating disorders but became extremely repetitive. Information I haven’t heard before, but could have been more concise.
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If you struggle with anxiety, binge eating, emotional eating - read this one.
It's the only one you need to read, it's fantastic and so relatable.
Utterly surprised!!!!!
Such a good read.
If you struggle with anxiety, binge eating, emotional eating - read this one.
It's the only one you need to read, it's fantastic and so relatable.
Utterly surprised!!!!!
Such a good read.
So, "Just stop." isn't actually helpful. I'm glad something clicked in her and it worked out that she was able to just stop but I don't think it's going to work like that for most people. Any actual helpful advice she gives is referenced as being taken from a book called Rational Recovery and she just replaces the word alcohol with food.
Anyone with actual BED could probably skip this book and just go buy that one.
Anyone with actual BED could probably skip this book and just go buy that one.