Addicted to Starvation - Trisha Gura
Addicted to Starvation - Trisha Gura
Addicted to Starvation - Trisha Gura
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AnorexiA mAy represent A profound psychiAtric disorder<br />
thAt spAwns An Addiction <strong>to</strong> deprivAtion By triSha <strong>Gura</strong><br />
<strong>Addicted</strong> <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>Starvation</strong><br />
A recent tabloid captured<br />
the common wisdom about anorexia<br />
nervosa. In an interview,<br />
ac<strong>to</strong>r Christina Ricci blamed the<br />
pressures of success for her prior<br />
struggle with the disease. The<br />
headline flashed, “Ricci: Hollywood<br />
made me anorexic.”<br />
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