In this compassionate book, Dusty Miller tells the moving stories of women living under the shadow of self-mutilation, compulsive cosmetic surgery and chronic eating disorders.

}Many books have described victims of rape and battering, but scant attention has been paid to another form of harm increasingly common among women. Here at last is a book that provides help for the thousands of women who secretly inflict violence on themselves. Filled with moving stories, this powerful and compassionate book is the first to focus on women who harm themselves through self-mutilation, compulsive cosmetic surgeries, eating disorders, and other forms of chronic injury to the body. }

Traumas Reenacted
Women at War with Themselves
The Body as Battleground
Secrecy: Silence and Deception
Self-Protection
Relationships
The Healing Journey
Misunderstandings and Mistreatment
The Outer Circle
The Middle Circle
The Inner Circle