Argumentative Essay On College Rape

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When she was a sophomore in high school, she got raped by a classmate. The rape made her feel disgusted with her body. Iris made a plan that would change her until now. Iris thought that if she was skinny as a stick, then no man would want to touch her. From that day on Iris started her “special diet" again. Her days began with only eating an apple and drinking water for breakfast, having a sandwich and water for lunch, after school, she would go to the gym to workout for two hours before she going to work, and she would have a regular meal for dinner. After dinner, she would go to her room and lock herself and she would start binging on snacks. She would eat brownies, donuts, candy, chocolate, chips, ice cream, and she would drink six cans …show more content…
Iris was fine until she entered college. One day in class they were learning about college rape and Iris go stressed and it brought back horrible memories. She started to worry and getting anxious. Knowing that college rape is very common she broke down and she went back to her old ways. She didn't want to but at the same time, she wanted to because she wanted to feel safe. This time she changed her “special diet”. This time it was easy because she wasn't living with her parents. In the morning, she would get up early and workout for two hours and then would only have half an apple with water for breakfast and she would skip lunch. After skipping lunch, she would go to the gym for four hours and she would only eat half of her dinner. When she was done with dinner, she would start binging on her snacks and when she was done she would work out again. When the workout was done, she would purge until she couldn't anymore. After doing her “special diet” for nine months she decided to come clean to her parents, her therapist, and to her dietitian. Right now, with the help of her parents, therapist, and dietitian they are helping her get her life back on