Living with anorexia: why I feel I do not deserve to eat
Jenny Tan Undergraduate psychology student
Undergraduate student Jenny Tan describes her struggles with anorexia, highlighting the importance of consistent mental healthcare and offers advice for nurses
I started experiencing disordered eating when preparing for my GCSEs at the age of 15. For the first time I was facing the stress of big exams and feeling out of control of lots of things in my life.
Nursing Children and Young People.
35, 2, 13-14.
doi: 10.7748/ncyp.35.2.13.s6
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