If These Walls Could Talk

If These Walls Could Talk

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WpMetadataNoticeLast published Sat, Jul 30, 2016
I walk to my room. I close and lock the door. Remove all of my clothing. Take a deep breath. And step. On. The. Scale.... Alex has been struggling with EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified) for over five years. She used to love running, but now it's only another way to lose weight. With being in a sport, having a loving boyfriend, and handling family life, will Alex learn to accept herself and love her body? Or will she push everyone, away, risking her life for perfection?
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Boys don't have eating disorders. Those are only for vain, teenage girls. Not for Alex. Alex Rivera doesn't know why he started counting calories or why he's addicted to stepping on the scale. He just knows it's what he needs to do. His parents don't understand, and neither does his twin brother - the hotshot player of the school. His little sister doesn't get it. His fucking pet lizard doesn't get it. None of them understand how, a family so happy and so healthy, could've festered this disorder. A disorder that's taken everything from Alex. As the heartbreaking secrets unfold and Alex's disorder is brought under the microscope, the Riveras must find a way to get by, even through the impossibility of Alex's eating disorder, a molestation charge, and the realization that pain isn't always clear-cut and obvious. Told through multiple point of views, The Way We Get By shines a light on the often ignored side of mental health and eating disorders, and it shows that with a little love, humor, and sacrifice, absolutely anything is possible. - - Highest Ranks: |#1| - ednos |#1| - disorder |#1| - mentalillness |#2| - eating |#3| - recovery

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