http://www.delusioned.net/2008/02/05/hostility-towards-obese-people/ Diluted by the illusion of others. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:17:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.delusioned.net/2008/02/05/hostility-towards-obese-people/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Lauren Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:51:25 +0000 http://www.delusioned.net/2008/02/05/hostility-towards-obese-people/#comment-665 Well, IMHO, I've heard about people being addicted to food, just like addiction to alcohol and other substances. And addictions are considered medical and mental illnesses requiring treatment if people want to recover. So, maybe people who are obese have an addiction. I'm not obese, so I don't know what that feels like. But I do have friends who are obese and have healthy lives in all other respects. Well, IMHO, I’ve heard about people being addicted to food, just like addiction to alcohol and other substances. And addictions are considered medical and mental illnesses requiring treatment if people want to recover. So, maybe people who are obese have an addiction. I’m not obese, so I don’t know what that feels like. But I do have friends who are obese and have healthy lives in all other respects.

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