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Running On Empty A Diary of Anorexia and Recovery Carrie Arnold Susan Gottlieb 9781928623021 Books

I purchased this book along with a few others aimed at recovery. This book described the author's journey into and out of her eating disorder and contained a lot of background research and other useful information at the relevant points throughout. For my stage of recovery, I thought that the intricate details of the eating disorder were a bit close to home and rather depressing. I have enough insight not to have my ED triggered by such things but fear some others may not be so inured and may discover some "tips" which could strengthen the hold of their EDs. I felt a little lacking in hope when I came to the end but I have been reading Carrie's blog for a while and know that the story continues and is very much an inspiration to me. Carrie's research throughout the book and on her blog is always informative and right up to date with current theories about EDs. I would recommend going to the blog EDbites as I think it much more pro-recovery.


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Running On Empty A Diary of Anorexia and Recovery Carrie Arnold Susan Gottlieb 9781928623021 Books Reviews

Having read MANY books on the subject of anorexia, this one hit hardest and closest to home. It was not written to shock or glorify the "sturm und drang" of it all, it is an honest, heartfelt account of what happened. Without being a "trigger manual", it is a shockingly honest account of the "things we do". I recognized myself in many of the pages...sometimes laughing, sometimes crying at the things we will do to perpetuate our disorders and eventually get better. Yes, the mental argument of the Diet Soda. Very well done Ms. Arnold!
I really enjoyed this book - it's the first book I've read in a long time that I couldn't put down. I've read lots (and I mean lots!) of books about eating disorders and this was one of the most honest works I've read. It's real, straight-forward and at times raw with honesty. Nothing is held back here. It depicts eating disorders for what they really are and does not glamorize them. Ms. Arnold writes fluidly and and with meaning. I found this book to be hopeful and inspiring and full of good insight. Excellent read.
SO GOOD. couldn't put it down. eloquently and passionately written. SO accurate.
The author takes an intellectual approach but never provides the reader with any suggestion that she has real insight into the underlying issues that undoubtedly drove her to an eating disorder in the first place. In fact, very little real emotion is expressed throughout this rather straightforward, almost dry read. The book is filled with descriptions of symptomatic behavior and weight numbers (although she doesn't give her height, she might as well, as it's easy to figure out in context). She is far more interested in describing her concerns and behaviors with food, calories and weight than she is in delving into the issues which might have brought her to the point of near-fatal illness. Compounding her eating disorder is OCD, adding to an undoubted biochemical influence. Because of the OCD it is likely that the anorexia nervosa is secondary and is actually more of a food phobia directly associated with OCD than it is anorexia nervosa per se. The behaviors and the consequences of those behaviors are, of course, the same.

Regardless of the disorder's actual diagnosis, phobias don't exist without a stimulus. Something initiates them. Even to the casual reader of this book, issues pop out enmeshment with parents, perfectionism, leaving home, fear of taking on adult responsibilities, etc., etc., and yet Carrie Arnold only briefly glosses over these if even directly mentioning them at all. I hope she has actually addressed her issues in therapy.

I suspect that far from the optimism she radiates at the end of the book, when she is proclaiming recovery, that in actuality this young woman is far from finished with dealing with her issues or her phobias....
I came to this book knowing little of eating disorders, and in that I seem to differ from all the previous reviewers. This book is one intellectual's look at the eating disorder that nearly took her life away. Have no doubt of the books intellectualism, Arnold ability to objectively analyze the situation she finds herself in pervades the book. She does not seek pity for her suffering or a parade for her recovery, but simply understanding. Understanding for both herself, and for people such as myself that really have no idea what eating disorders can do.

This book is very approachable. Fortunately, Arnold has written her analysis in a simple, straightforward way making it very approachable. The book is of moderate length, making it an easily digestible book. The only troubles I had with the book were the horrors that I'm learning are the truth of an eating disorder. But those only serve to strengthen the tale.

To say it simply, if you too would like to begin to understand, this book is a great place to start.

EDIT 4/25/2010
This book has stayed with me over the years. I would still recommend it strongly.
I'll be the first to admit that I do not read very often. Rarely does a book captivate me in a way where I feel I cannot put the book down. I've read the book three times already. I could relate to her in many ways and maybe that is why I found her sarcasim in the book very humorous. Although she doesn't offer any answers, that was never her intention. She didn't know what the answers were. All she knew is that in the end you've got to make a choice to live or die. She chose to live and get help. Anorexia didn't start because she came from a bad home or something tragic happened to trigger it. Carrie simply fell into the addiction of losing weight, counting calories, and greuling exercise routine. What for? Hell if she knows. I absolutely loved it and wish she would write more books. I love her style of writing.
This is a well written book for both the anorexic patient and her family. It explains what goes on in the
mind of the patient and the effects of anorexia on both physical and emotional levels.
I purchased this book along with a few others aimed at recovery. This book described the author's journey into and out of her eating disorder and contained a lot of background research and other useful information at the relevant points throughout. For my stage of recovery, I thought that the intricate details of the eating disorder were a bit close to home and rather depressing. I have enough insight not to have my ED triggered by such things but fear some others may not be so inured and may discover some "tips" which could strengthen the hold of their EDs. I felt a little lacking in hope when I came to the end but I have been reading Carrie's blog for a while and know that the story continues and is very much an inspiration to me. Carrie's research throughout the book and on her blog is always informative and right up to date with current theories about EDs. I would recommend going to the blog EDbites as I think it much more pro-recovery.