Written and narrated by Kelsey Osgood, How to Completely Disappear: On Modern Anorexia tells the story of Osgood and her battle with anorexia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa, simply called anorexia, is an eating disorder often associated with skipping meals and an unnaturally thin body shape. A person suffering from anorexia is often very underweight, but weight does not exclusively counteract the eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa can be seen in a person who often skips meals and eats very few calories. The author began her fight against anorexia at the age of fourteen and continued her battle throughout adolescence. Osgood experiences firsthand the devastating effects of a lack of proper nutrition. How to Disappear Completely: On Modern Anorexia is told through her perspective as Osgood relives countless hospital visits and major weight loss. The author reveals that she personally searched for weight loss tips and websites that encouraged anorexia nervosa. At the age of fourteen, he began to consider himself overweight once he became Osgood ...