This work deals with understanding and overcoming the binge-purge syndrome. This guidebook offers a complete understanding of bulimia and a plan for recovery, with practical self-help tools, answers to frequently asked questions, a two-week program to stop bingeing, specific advice for loved ones, and "Eat Without Fear," the author's story of self cure which has inspired thousands of other bulimics. The information in this edition is completely revised and updated, with added material on treatment, healthy eating, body image, relationships, and much more. It includes input from 400 recovered bulimics.