Say the name Nikki Grahame and most people will remember the bubbly, highly strung and hugely entertaining Big Brother 7 contestant. Since leaving the Big Brother house, she has forged a successful career for herself in presenting and writing. Yet Nikki isn't just another reality television contestant and her life story is not like any other you will ever read. From the age of eight until she was nineteen. Nikki battled anorexia nervosa but few cases have been quite as extreme as hers. Aged just eight and weighing just under three stone, Nikki was diagnosed as anorexic. For the next eight years, she was in and out of institutions - eleven in total - during which time she attempted suicide twice and had to be sedated up to four times a day so that she could be force-fed. At one point, she was sedated for fourteen days while doctors sewed a tube into her stomach, through which she was fed to get her weight out of the critical range. The lengths that she went to in order to avoid eating and find ways to exercise excessively shocked doctors who have worked in the field for years. As Nikki says, 'I've always wanted to be the best at everything I do, so I had to be the best anorexic - and I was.' With searing honesty, Nikki recounts her long and painful road to recovery, how she has had to come to terms with the long-term ramification of her illness, how she coped with being in the Big Brother house and how she uses her new-found fame to promote awareness of eating disorders and to help those who are suffering from similar problems. This compelling book tells the story of an incredible journey.
Fragile - The true story of my lifelong battle with anorexia
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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It is great that Nicki has been so honest in her struggle with this terrible illness, but I just wanted to say that this is ONE persons struggle with Anorexia, NOT the way that every anorexic behaves. In over 25 years of admissions to eating disorder units, I can honestly say that I have never seen another patient hit her parents or demand so much from their family, and only 2-3 that have tried to hit back at staff. There is alot of self-destruction but generally the anger is directed inwardly (through self harm etc) rather than externally. Also, while there is always a small group that 'compete' most patients actually try to support each other, and help each other move forward. I wish Nicki all the luck in the world, but wish she hadnt made it seem like all anorexics act the same way as her, as it is just not true.
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By Ceriane
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Really interesting book, couldn't put it down...I would never have imagined Nikki Grahame to have gone through what she has over those 11 years of her life, and the aftermath of it...Gives a good insight into the world of anorexia, which is something I knew very little about before this if I'm honest...only knowing how it is portrayed in the media, it was interesting to hear what it is actually like for a sufferer. Nikki has done amazingly in her recovery from this.
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By amy
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I want to stress firstly, and other reviews I've read say the same, that this book may be triggering for anorexic people still in recovery so I wouldn't recommend if you think you may be vulnerable. She retells her fight with a degree of pride and competitvess, common in severe anorexia. For someone not suffering from the illness though it offers a valuable insight into an illness that is often very misunderstood.
Nikki tells her tale very well and explains the unfolding of her illness in a very thought-provoking way. Parts were shocking and deeply saddening, particularly surrounding her family. I would have liked the book to have been a little more introspective but perhaps this is why Nikki's recovery was so hard as she explains in the book how she was unwilling to cooperate in the introspective, psychological part of her treatment. After all anorexia nervosa is a mental illiness.
Overall this is a great book to raise awareness. The epilogue at the end highlights the severe and inescapable hold anorexia has and I very much admire Nikki Grahame for being brave and determined enough to write this book.
Nikki tells her tale very well and explains the unfolding of her illness in a very thought-provoking way. Parts were shocking and deeply saddening, particularly surrounding her family. I would have liked the book to have been a little more introspective but perhaps this is why Nikki's recovery was so hard as she explains in the book how she was unwilling to cooperate in the introspective, psychological part of her treatment. After all anorexia nervosa is a mental illiness.
Overall this is a great book to raise awareness. The epilogue at the end highlights the severe and inescapable hold anorexia has and I very much admire Nikki Grahame for being brave and determined enough to write this book.
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Couldn't put it down!
Nikki's story is gripping and at times haunting. Her insight into the world of eating disorder units is brutally honest and fascinating. Read more
Published 25 days ago by Overloaded
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Fragile
Excellent. Anybody going down that slippery slope should read this book. How poor Nikki survived one will never know. Bless her.
Published 1 month ago by CASSIE
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Discovery
Another discovery into the lives of people suffering with anorexia. Me, myself seeing not into the work of eating disorders but into the life of a woman who could have given up in... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lauren Coates
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Brilliant!
I feel I have a lot in commen with nikki and her honest accounts of her life given me more reason for a better life, one with happiness and health. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Hannah Maloney-Marie Maloney
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Inspiring.
A truly inspiring book and very truthful insight into the world of a beautiful young woman who battles to live, every single day of her life. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nicky
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easy read
was surprised by how little i knew of this illness but i do feel very sorry for the friends and families
Published 1 month ago by Gill Robb
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Good read
Good read, Carnot put it down when pick it up but that might be as have family going through this so can under stand a lot of it from family point of view
Published 2 months ago by jennifer
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good book
Really enjoyed her honest story of her life. A good read. I didnt realise what a hard childhood NIkki has had struggling with this illness
Published 2 months ago by Bonnie
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Nikki. Grahame
A truly unique insight into this young woman's on going fight with this terrible disease. To be able to be so open and frank whilst writing this book shows just how much courage... Read more
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Very Repetitive
Not bad but the same story throughout the book.She does appear to be a very mixed up young woman and it did suprise me how bad her problems are.
Published 2 months ago by lindy
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