Samuel Pollen: 'Having an eating disorder is like having a bad cop inside your head'

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The author of a novel to help young people deal with anorexia says his message is a hopeful one - most people recover

When an eating disorder took hold of Samuel Pollen at the age of 12 he felt as if the bad cop within him was taking over. He says anorexia is like having a severe voice in your head that grows to be all-consuming, but is also separate from who you really are.

 

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