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Overview
$300 a day food habit, 300 laxatives a day, prostitution. These are a few of the ways Dennis Henning numbered himself to deal with his "silent killer," an eating disorder. This is the raw, uncompromising account of a man who suffered from an eating disorder, and how for years, the medical establishment would not take his anguish seriously because he was a male. This is his true and unfiltered story, from the evolution of his crushing addictions to how he finally recognized that he had to take responsibility for his own recovery.
"Autobiographical account of a man suffering from an eating disorder and other addictions, and how he took responsibility for his own recovery" --Provided by publisher.
Synopsis
$300 a day food habit, 300 laxatives a day, prostitution. These are a few of the ways Dennis Henning numbered himself to deal with his "silent killer," an eating disorder. This is the raw, uncompromising account of a man who suffered from an eating disorder, and how for years, the medical establishment would not take his anguish seriously because he was a male. This is his true and unfiltered story, from the evolution of his crushing addictions to how he finally recognized that he had to take responsibility for his own recovery.