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Aimee Liu Quotes

Eating disorders are like a gun that's formed by genetics, loaded by a culture and family ideals, and triggered by unbearable distress.

Eating disorders are like a gun that's formed by genetics, loaded by a culture and family ideals, and triggered by unbearable distress.

Aimee Liu
Gun, Anorexia, Eating Disorder
Aimee Liu (2011). “Restoring Our Bodies, Reclaiming Our Lives: Guidance and Reflections on Recovery from Eating Disorders”, p.4, Shambhala Publications

I often went entire days without speaking - unable to get a word in over my inner taskmaster, who never shut up: “You fat, disgusting slob, you'll never be thin enough, good enough, smart enough, tough or talented enough.

Aimee Liu
Smart, Tough, Shut Up

Error sometimes supplies the surprise that makes life interesting.

Aimee Liu
Errors, Interesting, Sometimes

Certain temperaments respond to anxiety by pulling inward. Their instincts tell them ' Don't go out to meet the world - you'll have a panic attack. Inside is where safety is.

Aimee Liu
Safety, Anxiety, Inward

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