I stuff myself until I feel nothing. Amy is a recovering anorexic, someone who suffers from an eating disorder called anorexia nervosa. Christi suffered from both anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Jennifer is considered a compulsive eater. These conditions are known as eating disorders and they afflict people who are obsessed with food and fat.
Sufferers end up dealing with a warped relationship with their body image, their weight and food.
There are three different kinds of eating disorders. People who eat very little food or stop eating altogether suffer from anorexia nervosa. Those who make themselves throw up after eating a lot of food have bulimia. And when she stuffs herself with food all the time, she suffers from compulsive overeating. All three disorders are serious emotional disorders that have life-threatening consequences.