A Different Reality: Ex-Participants Are Giving Us A Sneak Peak Into The Curious World of Reality TV Shows

The person in this story reveals that their former girlfriend was a participant in the show Intervention, the reason being that she had an eating disorder at the time. However, this storyteller seems to suggest that an intervention was not entirely necessary.

While this young woman was somewhat overweight, she remained attractive and was likely healthier before the show than after. In fact, she not only lost weight due to the show but became anorexic as a result. That’s the perfect example of an overcorrection.