"I'm so ugly and fat that I want to stay in my apartment all the time. I'm an eyesore. People look at me and think that I'm disgusting and should kill myself" From HUNGER PAIN, 1995, M. Pipher, Ph.D. "Women's concern with weight and body image has reached such proportions that it can be considered a normal part of female experience" From BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE, 1990, J.K. Thompson, Ph.D. (p. 6-7)

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