About the authors |
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Introduction |
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What this book can and can't do |
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1 The way forward |
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Do I suffer from bulimia? |
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Making your decision to go |
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How to stage your journey |
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2 Tools for the journey |
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How to facilitate change by keeping a therapeutic diary |
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New skills to cope with old difficulties |
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3 Dieting: A health warning |
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder |
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In the healthy weight range |
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Health hazards of dieting |
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How much do I need to eat? |
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Achieving optimal weight and shape |
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4 The black hole of the insatiable stomach |
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Why can't I control my eating? |
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5 Having your cake and eating it, too |
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Why you are right to worry |
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What type of weight controller are you? |
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How to stop abusing laxatives, diuretics, medications |
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6 Learning to feel good about your body |
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How body image problems are caused and maintained |
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Getting to know your body |
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7 Being fatter may be better |
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Health risks in being overweight |
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Nothing beautiful about dieting |
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Shake, shake, shake your body |
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8 Relapse: Walking in circles or not |
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What to do if a slip occurs |
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9 Childhood wounds |
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Trying to make sense of it |
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Grappling with guilt and self-blame |
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10 Food for thought |
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Feeling like you don't fit in |
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The gloom-and-doom scenario |
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When control gets out of control |
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Defusing self-defeating thoughts |
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11 Finding your voice |
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Learning to stand your ground |
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Anything for a quiet life |
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Ground rules for assertive behaviour |
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Putting assertiveness into practice |
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12 The seduction of self-destruction |
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The slippery slope of alcohol and drugs |
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When to worry about alcohol intake |
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122 | (4) |
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Spending what you don't have |
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13 Web of life: Parents, partners, children and friends |
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14 Working to live, living to work |
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15 The end of your journey or not |
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151 | (4) |
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152 | (1) |
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Time to get real about you |
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Recovery: An adventure in self-discovery |
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16 Where to get help and support |
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Worldwide eating disorder advocacy organizations |
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Books and other resources |
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Appendix |
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