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Eating Disorders Support

Stuart G

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4. Recovery is often not even seen as a possibility with this disease.

Reply to Granny M (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 01:13 PM

Nov 2015

Why? because eating disorders, such as overeating, binging, vomiting, anorexia, (that is.. real thinness from the addicts point of view....He/She does not think there is a problem....he/she is just "thin"...

So? if there is no problem, then why go into recovery?...??? Oh..one more thing..there are only about 110 million obese people in the U.S.A....5 and one half times the number of alcoholics .., and this is the largest preventable health problem in this country that leads to heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and many others..

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Compulsive overeater, here. [View all] Granny M Aug 2014 OP

I am married sarisataka Aug 2014 #1

Me! qwlauren35 Apr 2015 #2

I am definitely sure we are not the only ones. Granny M Apr 2015 #3

Recovery is often not even seen as a possibility with this disease. Stuart G Nov 2015 #4

Even if a sufferer does perceive a "problem", Granny M Nov 2015 #5

I agree with you completely.."ongoing process" Stuart G Nov 2015 #6

Even I got something to say on this. susan-3_. Aug 2016 #7

I am a work in progress, Granny M Aug 2016 #8

good rami999 Jul 2018 #9

There are no "quick fixes" for eating disorders...I have been in Overeaters Anonymous Stuart G Dec 2018 #10

Truth. Granny M Dec 2018 #11