Mayra's "Leap of faith" Wasted by Mayra Hornbacher.

The book Wasted that was written by Mayra Hornbacher is a memoir that tells the story of the authors fight with years and years of dealing with the related diseases and side effects of bulimia and anorexia nervosa. Throughout the entire book, there are times when although she has extreme anxiety and uncommon thoughts about her body, there was still a sense that she wanted to rid herself from the disease and be 'normal'. When …

…about in her afterward. She writes about her leap of faith, "Never underestimate the power of desire. If you want to live badly enough, you can live. The greater question, at least for me, was :How do I decide that I want to live."4 But she did with her own decision that life too much to miss out on. 1. Wasted, Mayra Hornbacher, pg 168 2. Wasted, Mayra Hornbacher, pg 183 3. Wasted, Mayra Hornbacher, pg 231 4. Wasted, Mayra Hornbacher, pg 284