Imperfect : a story of body image

Título
Imperfect : a story of body image

Dounya, Awada

Resumen
A graphic memoir recounts the author's struggle with body dysmorphic disorder that began at the age of six with finding love in food that turned into a cycle of bingeing and purging at age fifteen. Little Dounya wanted nothing less than to be perfect, like her mother. She pushed herself hard every day, excelling in schoolwork and at home. Her parents loved her fiercely but were unable to understand what was happening to their little girl. In Dounyas culture, food is nearly synonymous with love. Food is nourishment, nourishment is love, love is life. Dounya began to eat to fill the growing need within her. She grew in size, eventually hitting over 200 pounds at just age 15. Dounyas horrific struggle with eating disorders has led her to advocate for boys and girls facing the same hurdles with which she struggled. She is now studying clinical psychology, and hopes to open an eating and dysmorphia disorder facility in Las Vegas for boys and girls with her disorder.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2022,
 
2019

Descripción física
95 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm

Materia personal
Awada, Dounya

Término de la materia
Eating disorders -- Comic books, strips, etc.
 
High school students -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Género
Nonfiction comics
 
Autobiographical comics
 
Graphic novels.

Autor añadido
Firmansyah, Miralti,
 
Kamaputra, Fahriza,
 
Smith, Tyler,

Síntesis
A graphic memoir recounts the author's struggle with body dysmorphic disorder that began at the age of six with finding love in food that turned into a cycle of bingeing and purging at age fifteen. Little Dounya wanted nothing less than to be perfect, like her mother. She pushed herself hard every day, excelling in schoolwork and at home. Her parents loved her fiercely but were unable to understand what was happening to their little girl. In Dounyas culture, food is nearly synonymous with love. Food is nourishment, nourishment is love, love is life. Dounya began to eat to fill the growing need within her. She grew in size, eventually hitting over 200 pounds at just age 15. Dounyas horrific struggle with eating disorders has led her to advocate for boys and girls facing the same hurdles with which she struggled. She is now studying clinical psychology, and hopes to open an eating and dysmorphia disorder facility in Las Vegas for boys and girls with her disorder.

ISBN
9781947378070
 
9781947378384

Información de publicación
Los Angeles : Zuiker Press, 2019.
 
Los Angeles : Zuiker Press, 2022.
 
©2019


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
Edmonton Christian High306.46 AWABook30905000124127Non-Fiction