Inner Beauty
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23 year old Elizabeth has suffered from severe mental illness ever since she was a child and has been in recovery for just over a year when she meets a man who changes her life forever. Follow along her journey of self discovery.
Warning- contains graphic language and depictions of mental illness which may be challenging for some people to read. It won't include too much, but the book will describe illnesses such as bipolar, anorexia and bulimia, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, anxiety and self harm. Also contains graphic depictions of rape, so please do not read this unless you are sure it will be okay for you.
Authors note- Please be nice about this story, it is going to include lots of people's real life experiences but twisted slightly so I don't want to have any hate given. I will try and focus more on the better, happier sides of the story but there will be sad and hard-to-read parts. If you don't like that, don't read it. Thank you!!
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