My Eating Disorder

About the Book

This book summarizes how anorexia and bulimia affected my life in the past and how it troubles my present. It has affected my relationships at home, school, and work. Indulging in behaviors brought me to rock bottom when I had to quit my job and nearly separated from my wife. I spent three months in residential treatment for my eating disorder. All my meals and bathroom breaks were monitored. I could not stop my behaviors on my own; I was literally addicted to them. This book also summarizes principles of recovery I used to help me fix the cognitive distortions that kept me blind from reality. It summarizes things I learned in residential that I hope all who struggle with an eating disorder, or any addictive behavior, can use. All names and places have been fictionalized at the request of my publisher. The stories are real.

About the Author

I was born on June 17, 1983, in Salt Lake City, Utah. I have five sisters, a brother, great in-laws, and two good parents. I was raised in Mesa, Arizona. I graduated high school from Mountain View and served a Mormon mission in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I attended Brigham Young University, where I studied history and medicine. There, I met my wife. We married and embarked to medical school back in Arizona. I graduated medical school and am currently in residency, training to become a psychiatrist. My wife and I have two beautiful children.