Skinny Boy

Challenging the assumption that anorexianbsp;is an exclusivelynbsp;female affliction, this compelling memoir is the first to describe how a young man overcame this often fatal disorder.nbsp;Handsome and popular, Gary hadnbsp;baseball abilities that had attracted the attention of the big leagues, until a shaming inner-voice convinced him that he needed to be thinner, leading to an out-of-control compulsion to exercise and starve himself, causing multiple hospitalizations.nbsp;Providing strategies for tackling the recovery process and examples of changes in the thinking needed to take those steps, this important narrative comes at a time when eating disorders are at an all-time high in America,nbsp;afflicting more thannbsp;8 million men. Demonstrating how anyone can win the internal battle between mind and body, thisnbsp;much-needed biography offers therapists, sufferers, and their families with powerful tools to help them triumph over this life and death battle.