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Anorexia was there for me before I got into modeling, but because of the arena and the demands, the disease really got out of control for me. It's like being an alcoholic and going and being a bartender.
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I am not naturally that thin, so I had to go through everything from using drugs to diet pills to laxatives to fasting. Those were my main ways of controlling my weight.
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I had been on this insane diet for almost 17 years to maintain the weight that was demanded of me when I was modeling.
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I had dropped out of school and was a runaway, so I didn't have family to fall back on if I didn't work. I didn't have a lot of other options of making money other than modeling.
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I had my first seizure, and I had to go in for heart surgery.
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It not unusual for women with anorexia to suffer heart attacks.
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Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation.
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My doctor felt that the main contributing factor was so many years of malnutrition, especially during my formative years, even before I got into modeling.
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Part of treatment for drugs and alcohol is you abstain from these, but with eating disorders you can't abstain from food so the treatment is longer than drugs and alcohol.
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The pressure was if I didn't get into that dress size someone else would - someone else would get the job.
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The starvation weakened my heart.
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We come in many different shapes and sizes, and we need to support each other and our differences. Our beauty is in our differences.
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What has worked for me is therapy in conjunction with nutritionist who specializes in eating disorders that I see every two weeks.
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You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying.
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