In the Fine Kettle of Fish , Serenity confessed that she stands in front of the mirror and counts her ribs. Every night she makes sure that her breastbone protrudes and that her waist is still 26 inches. On good days, she says, it drops down to 25.5 inches.
Serenity is trapped.
Trapped by the conviction that she is fat and ugly. To be accepted she loses weight, but it is only the toilet that has emerged as her best friend. Serenity's story is not the only one of it's kind. Read on to learn how it feels to starve yourself. In your story you said that your concern with your weight began when you were a child.