Fragile: A Heart-Wrenching Tale of Anorexia Nervosa In this captivating and thought-provoking book, "Fragile," author Nikki Goldstein shares her harrowing journey with anorexia nervosa, a life-threatening eating disorder that consumed her childhood and adolescence. From the age of eight until she was nineteen, Nikki battled anorexia nervosa, experiencing extreme cases that few individuals have ever faced. Her struggles began when she was just seven years old, following a fellow pupil's comment about her being fat and her parents' separation and grandfather's death, which sparked deep-seated insecurities and a long-term eating disorder. Nikki's descent into anorexia started with a remark made by a classmate during a gymnastics class, which planted the seed of insecurity in her young mind. As she grew older, her obsession with being thin and perfect led to a series of events that would change her life forever. At just eight years old, she weighed under three stone and was diagnosed as anorexic, marking the beginning of her tumultuous relationship with food and exercise. Over the next eight years, Nikki found herself in and out of institutions seven times, enduring forced feeding, sedation, and even attempting suicide twice. Her determination to be the "best" at everything drove her to extreme measures, such as breaking into hospital kitchens, watering down full-fat milk, altering her diet sheet, and switching name tags on food to receive smaller portions.

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