[LuvMyMr]

Originally Posted by time2lose

I don't think that anyone is disputing that eating 2 pecan pies is disturbing. It is the fact that someone finds it more disturbing than poverty, drug abuse, teen motherhood, physical and sexual abuse. It reminds me of the recent articles in which Kelly Osbourne says that she was criticized more for her weight than for her drug addiction. In general, it does seem that people (or is it the media?) have less tolerance or sympathy for obesity than drug use, etc. It just does not seem right!

I agree with this.

[Hiya]

I think though that Jay (finding the pecan pie thing a bit weird, though compassionate since Jay him/herself has struggled with alcohol binges) makes a very good point.

The point being, of course, that whatever "addiction" (food, drink, drugs, porn, shopping, gambling...does the list go on?) we personally may struggle with never seems *quiiiite* as weird/disgusting as the addiction we don't have a problem with.

Right? I have struggled with food binges (pie no. Ice cream, o yes. I can eat an entire gallon---that'd be two big cartons to you ice-cream innocents out there---and be ready for lunch. I have also struggled with binge drinking (ice cream. Such a pleasant substance to vomit after a nice gin binge. Cool and soothing.) BUT....gambling? Shopping? Huh? What the **** is there to be all addicted and guilty and struggle with?

I find that very weird (and disgusting!) behavior. But I bet a lot of people would way better pin the "disgusting" label on me....

[Jen415]

The Big Book of AA says: "Remember that we are dealing with [the name of your personal demon]--cunning, baffling, powerful! Without help it is too much for us." Food addiction (my personal disease) is all of those things. How could a carton of ice cream or a box of Little Debbies have power over ME? But it did...and still does. Even if I am not actively eating it, I am still an addict.

I have been in recovery from food addiction for 59 days now, and I have learned so much about the disease. I know that all it would take for me to get right back into it would be JUST ONE BITE. Very scary.