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.

The pressure was if I didn't get into that dress size someone else would - someone else would get the job.

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.

Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation.

I had my first seizure, and I had to go in for heart surgery.

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.