Diane Coutiere

* Diane (Teen)
* Diane (Adult)
* Diane (Kid)

### Relatives

David Coutiere (Dad),Lily Coutiere (Mom),Jack Coutiere (Brother),Bella Coutiere (Sister).Sophie Hutcherson (Daughter),Ben Hutcherson (Son),Daisy Hutcherson (Sister-In-Law),Emilia Hutcherson (Mother-In-Law).Thomas Hutcherson (Father-In-Law)

### Age

16 (Before The Afterlife (Original)), 16-18 (How Deep Can I Go?), 22 (Moving On, Then Forward), 24-26 (Breaking Free), 41 (Keeping It Together)

## Appearances

### Appears In

The Life of a Teenage Anorexic, Before The Afterlife (Original), How Deep Can I Go?, Moving On, Then Forward, Breaking Free, Keeping It Together

### Debut

Believer - MEME

*No... I'm not letting you take my life. I'm taking control. This is my body, not yours.* -Diane Coutiere

## Story

### Early Life

Diane is the second child of David Coutiere and Lily Coutiere, being the younger sister of Jack Coutiere and the older sister of Bella Coutiere. Diane grew up with her mother, father, and siblings, experiencing a relatively happy early childhood. Particularly, her mother, Lily, would always make her happy when she was down. While in elementary school, Diane would befriend an antisocial girl named Robin. Diane would help Robin through her reoccurring issue of self-harm when it popped up over the years, supporting each other through their middle and early high school years. The two would bond and grow closer over the years, becoming inseparable and each other's best friends.

Unfortunately, Diane's mother would grow sick and eventually pass away in the hospital from cancer when Diane was only 12. With support from her friends and family, Diane would continue with her life still looking ahead optimistically for the future.

### How Deep Can I Go?

When Diane was 16 and in her junior year of high school, she would be relentlessly bullied by one of her previous friends, Lucille Hawthorne. Despite her already underweight physique, Lucille would jealously body shame her by calling her fat and other harmful names. This torment would shatter Diane's self-esteem and body image, leading her to start losing more weight through dieting and compulsive exercise. No matter how much weight she lost though, Lucille's jealous rampage only got worse.

Around this time, Diane would start to hear the voice of Diana in her head, who would solidify and encourage her anorexic tendencies. Diane's friends and family would notice her weight loss and become concerned, but their help would be rejected up until Diane passes out at school and is rushed to the hospital.

From there, Diane would be put in and out of the hospital, and eventually meet a dietician named Sheryl to help her recover from anorexia. Diane would eventually fall ill enough to be put into the inpatient unit at the hospital, but eventually go to outpatient and back home, though would fall back into her old tendencies. Eventually she would be sent to a recovery clinic where she would meet a new friend, Sarah Wolfe, who helped her along with Robin to get Diane recovered.

Diane would appear recovered by the time she graduated high school but start falling back into her old eating disorder habits as she searched for universities. By the time she was accepted and was ready to start college, she had to be sent back to the hospital due to her meal restriction. After realizing how much her eating disorder was hindering her life though, Diane made a vow to recover and get better so that she could live a happy. healthy, and successful life.

### Young Adult

Diane's life in university isn't explored, but she went to college to study to become an archeologist. We do know that in the middle of her university career, she would fall into another relapse and be denied at least one semester of college because of it. Thankfully, she would recover and graduate, landing a job as an archeologist like she dreamed of.

When she was 22, Diane would meet Kevin Hutcherson, a paper editor who she would develop feelings for and quickly bond with, moving in with him and taking him as her boyfriend. After Kevin proposed to her, they would swiftly marry. While in the middle of another relapse, Diane would give birth to their first child, Sophie, at age 25, and then their second child, Ben, at 26. She would use raising her newly born children as a new motivation to recover from anorexia once again.

## Skills/Hobbies

* Art - Diane has been shown to be a decent artist who enjoys the hobby.
* Music - Diane has shown to love music and performing it.
* Archeology - Diane is an archeologist

## Appearances

### Before The Afterlife (Original)

* Before The Afterlife (Original) Part 23

### Moving On, Then Forward

* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 21
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 22
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 23
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 24
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 25
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 26
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 27
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 28
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 29
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 30
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 31
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 32
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 33
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 34
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 36
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 37
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 38
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 39
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 40
* Moving On, Then Forward Chapter 41

### Breaking Free

* Breaking Free Chapter 2
* Breaking Free Chapter 3
* Breaking Free Chapter 4
* Breaking Free Chapter 5
* Breaking Free Chapter 6
* Breaking Free Chapter 7
* Breaking Free Chapter 9
* Breaking Free Chapter 10
* Breaking Free Chapter 11
* Breaking Free Chapter 12
* Breaking Free Chapter 14
* Breaking Free Chapter 15

### Keeping It Together

* Keeping It Together: Sophie I
* Keeping It Together: Ben I
* Keeping It Together: Sophie II
* Keeping It Together: Sophie IV
* Keeping It Together: Ben III
* Keeping It Together: Sophie V
* Keeping It Together: Ben IV
* Keeping It Together: Ben V
* Keeping It Together: Ben VI
* Keeping It Together: Sophie VII
* Keeping It Together: Ben VII
* Keeping It Together: Ben VIII
* Keeping It Together: Diane I
* Keeping It Together: Diane II
* Keeping It Together: Diane III
* Keeping It Together: Sophie X
* Keeping It Together: Ben IX

## Trivia

1. ↑ How Deep Can I Go? Chapter 10
2. ↑ As implied in the video "Art is Dead"

https://youtu.be/0DXnsSwRIJQ?t=102