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Anorexia, My Family & Me review: Heartbreak and hope as Angela Scanlon narrates stories of Irish families hijacked by eating disorders
The Unreal: RTÉ’s family-friendly caper adds a dash of Japanese horror to bring ancient Irish mythology into the present dayIn Swords, Co Dublin, Seán, a 42-year-old father of four, describes how overexercising and undereating were manifestations of the low self-esteem he has experienced all his life. He lost so much weight at one point that his wedding ring became too big for his fingers and would fall off.
In Swords, Seán agrees. “The level of self-hate I’ve had all my life has been massive,” he says, explaining that he would go jogging at 5am on an empty stomach, chasing weight loss and running away from the person he was. “It made me want to waste away to nothing – to just disappear.”
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