A Killer Appetite

Overcoming My Eating Disorder and the Thinking That Fed It

Holly Pennebaker (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

203 Seiten

2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7869-6 (ISBN)

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In the middle of a paralyzing panic attack, 34-year-old Holly Pennebaker made the call that would ultimately save her life. This memoir chronicles her experience with disordered eating, anxiety and other mental illness from the onset of her major panic attack through the weeks following her completion of the treatment program.

In the middle of a paralyzing panic attack, 34-year-old Holly Pennebaker made the call that would ultimately save her life. She realized that her eating disorder had consumed her life for the previous 15 years and made the decision to get help and enter a rigorous treatment program. Holly documented the program in real time, writing about it in an authentic, raw form.

This account chronicles the author's experience with disordered eating, anxiety and other mental illness from the onset of her major panic attack through the weeks following her completion of the treatment program. By candidly recounting her own journey, Holly explores struggle, hope and self-acceptance.

Holly Pennebaker is an award-winning journalist-turned-digital content editor and program manager who produces and edits online content, and hosts educational podcasts and webcasts for top human resource professionals and business leaders. She lives near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

1. The trigger was pulled…

2. History of Binge Eating: You Have to Eat This Way

3. Too Type A for My Own Good: The Pain of “Perfection”

4. Day One: Monday, July 24

5. Day Two: Wednesday, July 26

6. Day Three: Saturday, July 29

7. Day Four: Monday, July 31

8. Day Five: Wednesday, August 2

9. Day Six: Saturday, August 5

10. Day Seven: Monday, August 7

11. Day Eight: Wednesday, August 9

12. Day Nine: Saturday, August 12

13. Day 10: Monday, August 14

14. Day 11: Wednesday, August 16

15. Day 12: Saturday, August 19

16. Day 13: Monday, August 21

17. Day 14: Wednesday, August 23

18. Day 15: Monday, August 28

19. Day 16: Wednesday, August 30

20. Day 17: Thursday, August 31

21. Day 18: Tuesday, September 5

22. Day 19: Wednesday, September 6, the Last Night

23. One Week After Discharge: Wednesday, September 13

24. Two and a Half Weeks Post Treatment: Sunday, September 23

25. Three Weeks Post Treatment: Wednesday, September 27

Epilogue

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	01.08.2019
Zusatzinfo	20 photos, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	272 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Ernährung / Diät / Fasten
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Angst / Depression / Zwang
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychosomatik
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
ISBN-10	1-4766-7869-3 / 1476678693
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7869-6 / 9781476678696
Zustand	Neuware