Impacting her mental health
Despite this, Allison continued to compete in events. Her mind was no longer in the game. She knew that there were people in the crowd at every event who were only interested in looking at her body.
They were an odd sight, and it made her feel strange, but there was nothing she could do about it. The attention on her appearance was having a detrimental effect on her mental health, and she had to frequently lock doors behind her so that people wouldn’t follow her. She never wanted any of this for herself.