Books like How to disappear completely by Kelsey Osgood

At fourteen Kelsey Osgood was obsessed with the stories of women who starved themselves, memorizing their lowest weights, scant diets, and brutal exercise regimens. When she was hospitalized for anorexia at fifteen, the paradox of seeking a disease she had pursued against herself thrust her into an existential wormhole. Over the next ten years she endured three lengthy hospitalizations and witnessed the competitive, cult‑like world of inpatient facilities, filled with adolescents as young as ten. Through attuned storytelling and unflinching introspection, Osgood exposes the modern myths of anorexia, examines the social and psychological underpinnings of eating disorders in youth, and chronicles her own struggle toward recovery. "How to Disappear Completely" is a brave, candid, and emotionally wrenching memoir that explores the physical, internal, and social ramifications of eating disorders, challenging popular notions of the illness and offering a path toward healing.

First publish date: 2013