The people who recover actually do pretty well in life.

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You try starving yourself to death, ... It's like holding your breath. After a while, your physiology is going to scream, 'Breathe!'

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They hate their phobias and want to get rid of them. But these women with anorexia simply think, 'This is the way we are.'

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We could have been sitting here 20 years ago and have had the same conversation about autism or schizophrenia, ... And people would have said of course schizophrenia and autism are caused by [the actions of] mothers.

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A certain amount of harm avoidance is a good thing. You want to worry about stuff. It keeps you alive.

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