Recovery Road
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In which a nineteen year old college freshman struggles to recover from an eating disorder she's tried hiding from her loved ones for three years.
Eden Michelson is a perfectionist, some may say, even a control freak. She feels the need to have her life go exactly the right way, except her life doesn't ever go as planned. The one thing she knows she will always have control over is her food intake. So she has taken advantage of that. Three years since she first began restricting, this simple way of gaining control takes over her life and is well on its way of turning deadly.
Before more tragedy strikes, Eden is admitted into a hospital to recover.
TW: This content contains talk of eating disorders that may be triggering for some. Please don't continue reading if you are triggered by mention of weight or eating disorders.
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