![]() ![]() ![]() Lia thought nothing of it until she received a disturbing midnight phone call from Cassie, which she dismissed. After several years, their friendship became tense, and they grew apart. After a lifetime struggle with mental illness, Lia was beginning to recover from the self deprecating thoughts, and even became close friends with a quirky girl named Cassie. Lia, the protagonist of Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson, is one of many unfortunate teenagers who developed a deadly eating disorder due to her chronic depression and desire to be perfect. ![]() Furthermore, the voices in their heads tell them that they are undeserving of positive experiences, love, and even food. ![]() If their intrusive thoughts are left untreated, victims may even take their own life. Victims display a low self esteem and have a negative outlook on the world. Although mental illness may not cause direct physical harm, the torment that these sufferers endure on a daily basis is not to be taken lightly. Within American society lurks a silent, invisible killer it afflicts one fourth of the global population, causes eight million deaths annually, and its deadliness is often underestimated due to a lack of physical trademarks. ![]()
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