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Kelsey Osgood
How to disappear completely
At fourteen, Kelsey Osgood became fascinated by stories of women who starved themselves, meticulously learning the details of their cautionary tales. Hospitalized for anorexia at fifteen, she grappled with the paradox of suffering from an illness she had actively pursued. Through her decade-long battle and three hospitalizations, Osgood offers a harrowing account of the competitive world within inpatient facilities. This memoir unpacks modern myths of anorexia, examining the cult-like aspects of eating disorders in the young, and chronicles her path to recovery.