Many misinterpret the term of “anorexia”. Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Anorexia has many complicated implications and may be thought of as a lifelong illness that may never be truly cured, but only managed over time. At its early stages anorexia can be controlled to prevent fatal diseases and eventually fatal death. At the beginning no one noticed the road Tracy decided to walk but it soon became obvious, she gradually started losing a lot of weight.
She kept it to herself, never sharing anything with anybody. Every time she looked in the mirror she couldn’t stand her appearance. What she saw in that reflection was a fat 18 year-old, but she wasn’t really fat and yet she always wanted to lose more weight. Her anorexia started when a friend told her that she was starting to gain weight. Tracy couldn’t stand the idea of people thinking of her as fat and unattractive. Soon she started eating no junk food; she only had fruits and water for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Eventually Tracy started eating absolutely nothing, running and excersing way too much. Food became Tracy’s worst enemy.
Tracy’s parents became worried, their daughter’s disorder was becoming too obvious and too dangerous to ignore. Tracy was taken to the ER and she was diagnosed with anorexia, and no matter how much she argued it was undeniable. Tracy was put on feeding tubes because she wouldn’t eat, but it was too late her body wouldn’t accept the medications. Tracy was struggling with insomnia,