Alone in a Crowd by Andrea Parmar
Always seemingly happy and talkative, the author shares the darkest secrets of her sixteen-year battle with an eating disorder. Hiding her insecurities behind the mask of a seemingly perfect life, Andrea struggles to be present in the moment even when surrounded by family and friends. Every moment, of each day, her thoughts and energy are consumed by body image concerns, distorted thoughts around food, and other mental health issues. Andrea often finds herself feeling Alone in a Crowd despite her professional knowledge and caring family. Her husband also shares his unique partner's perspective, describing the stressors of being in a relationship consumed by a disordered-eating addiction. He candidly describes his frustrations, and feelings of powerlessness and betrayal, in their fight against food. Eventually, they both realize that a shift in mindset would be necessary for their marriage to survive. With the help of professional counselling services and personal reflection, Andrea is able to gain control over her self-harming ways. Despite overcoming this deadly addiction she soon discovers that Life doesn't stand up to applaud her accomplishment, but instead throws more hurdles her way including her recent diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781525523786 |
| ISBN 10 | 1525523783 |
| Title | Alone in a Crowd |
| Author | Andrea Parmar |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | FriesenPress |
| Year published | 2018-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 210 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |