Sensing the Self: Women's Recovery from Bulimia,

""The essence of recovering is the development of a sense of self, and here the word sense is as important as the word self.... How do we sense self?"" writes Sheila M. Reindl in Sensing the Self: Women's Recovery from Bulimia, aimed at people with the disease as well as at professionals who treat it. Reindl, a psychologist at Harvard's Bureau of Study Counsel, emphasizes the necessity of getting help from other women for patients who are themselves ""ambivalent about getting help and getting well."" Developing a sense of separateness from parents, from partners is crucial. Dozens of examples and testimonies of women in varying ages and stages of recovery support Reindl's assertions and will reassure and help women with bulimia. ( May 21)