Colleen and Anorexia Nervosa

This is a true story about a friend of mine named Colleen and she has Anorexia Nervosa. Colleen is only 16 years old and about 100 pounds at her normal and appealing weight. She became insecure about her weight due to a variety of issues and sadly became addicted to losing weight. Colleen chose to lose weight by nearly starving herself and exercising herself into a frenzy. She ate only plain salads and low-fat or non-fat foods which was barely enough to keep a rabbit alive. She exercised incessantly and even taught aerobics at a women's health club. Unfortunately, Colleen succeeded i…