Sustained by a Different Kind of "Nourishment" -- Melissa Binstock Shares How She Overcame Various Disorders Through Writing

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• Source: Xlibris
• On 6:22 pm EDT, Monday September 14, 2009

HOUSTON, Sept. 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After silently suffering for most of her life, Melissa Binstock finally comes out into the open as she shares her thoughts while battling various disorders in Nourishment.

Binstock opens a window into the goings-on in her head as she struggled to gain control of a body that seemed to behave independently of her will, and a mind that refused to cooperate. Diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome, anorexia nervosa, dyslexia, and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Binstock started suffering her various disorders at a young age, and, while deeply disturbed by what was happening to her, could not understand and could only act according to the perverted whims of her dysfunctions.

Nourishment gives a glimpse into the state of mind of a person who suffered without knowing why, struggling to understand her condition through writing. Binstock began recording her experiences and, in the process, reliving every painful detail, all in the aim to help herself get well. Her intimate descriptions of her illnesses will permeate into the reader's consciousness, arousing an empathic vicarious experience of every painfully confusing incident.

Nourishment is not only a vivid record of what goes on within a dysfunctional person's mind, but is also a heartrending record of the social impacts that inexorably result from such illnesses, and how one woman struggled to prevail over them.

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About the Author

Melissa Binstock is currently a sophomore at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. She is a Psychology major and plans to get a doctorate in the field of Social Psychology. She has received an award, attended an eating disorder conference, and did an interview for Nourishment.

              Nourishment * by Melissa Binstock
              Publication Date: September 8, 2009
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