Anorexia and Bulimia: And the hardships that come with it “I hear you when the seemingly unstoppable urge to binge has you by the throat. I hear you when you are frozen in fear of gaining weight and when you must get the number on the scale lower and lower, I hear you when you cannot, will not, must not eat at all.” Groman, Melissa. Better Is Not so Far Away: Decide to Recover from Bingeing, Starving or Cutting / Melissa Groman, LCSW. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.” Bulimia and Anorexia are eating disorders that affect its victims in all possible ways, physically, emotionally and mentally. In our current society where physical characteristics are frequently used to determine ones beauty and success, people will harm their bodies in hope of changing