Written and narrated by Kelsey Osgood, How to Disappear Completely: 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 having an unusually thin figure. A person who suffers from anorexia is often very underweight, but their weight does not only challenge the eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa can be seen in a person who often skips meals and consumes very few calories. The author began his battle with anorexia at the age of fourteen and continued his battle throughout his adolescence. Osgood directly experiences the devastating effects of insufficient nutrition. How to Disappear Completely: On Modern Anorexia is told through his point of view as Osgood relives countless hospital visits and significant weight loss. The author reveals that she personally searched for weight loss advice and websites that encouraged anorexia nervosa. From the age of fourteen, she began to consider herself overweight once Osgood became ...