Bullying drove me to bulimia [Herald.ie]
- Published: 31 October 2011
A YOUNG Irish student who developed bulimia after years of bullying is to 'tell all' in a disturbing new book.
Leanne Waters (20), from Bray, Co Wicklow, struggled for two years with the disease and underwent several months of behavioural therapy.
She explained that her autobiography, My Secret Life: A Memoir of Bulimia, which will be released next Tuesday, was a way for her to mark her recovery instead of hindering it.
"A lot of bulimia revolves around cycles of fasting, binging and purging... now that this book has been written, this is the final purge," she said.
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