Is being morbidly obese a mental illness?
I read a terrible story in the paper today that "an obese mother who carried on eating too much after gastric bypass surgery suffocated on food which couldn't fit into her stomach". Surely being in such a state is a mental issue?
So should being morbidly obese be classed as a mental disorder or do you believe it's purely not having enough physical restraint? Or perhaps obesity is the byproduct of an unrelated mental health issue and not the cause? Thoughts?
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Jump to unread Post a CommentEdited By: momartin on Jun 16, 2012 08:34
Many illnesses go unnoticed & can not always be diagnosed.
So no it isn't an illness in my opinion.
So no it isn't an illness in my opinion.
But using that example some people cant quit smoking alone and need aids to help them. The same goes for being overweight, maybe it would be more resourceful if people where educated properly on healthy eating, nutrition and exercise then it would some people, rather then people going to the doctor asking for help and being given weight loss pills and put on their merry way. And for people that use food for an emotional attachment to give them psychological help so that they can cope with their issues in different ways.
GET YOUR HAND OUT OF THE BISCUIT TIN AND GET ON THE TREADMILL YOU FAT WASTE OF SPACE!
And breathe...
GET YOUR HAND OUT OF THE BISCUIT TIN AND GET ON THE TREADMILL YOU FAT WASTE OF SPACE!
And breathe...
Are you Jimmy?
This discussion has been had a couple of times on here recently due to the obese being a target for some of the bullies on here.
It makes no sense whatsoever that anybody would want to look like that given the sexual and social ostracism it results in unless you consider them having a warped mental perspective in some way.
In my experience, people who say stuff like "metabolism" and "thyroids" and what have you, are normally the ones with the biggest plates at the dinner table. This is also consistent with the lack of self-control that comes with a mental issue.
Simply telling somebody to "eat less, move more" is technically correct; but if a person has a mental affliction that warps their perspective of what "less" and "more" are, or even blinds them to it, that person needs help and tools to overcome their problems.
Lol b.s
You eat too much, serious.
Calories in vs calories out is what it boils down to.
Lol b.s
You eat too much, serious.
Calories in vs calories out is what it boils down to.
Lol b.s
You eat too much, serious.
Calories in vs calories out is what it boils down to.
I've offered the solution to weight loss. No one says it's easy you've got to have strong self discipline.
Of course from someone morbidly obese who is eating most likely well over 5000 calories a day it will be difficult but restricting their calories will make them lose weight.
There is no mental perception of calories, they are factual entities. E.g A standard choc bar is 250 cals but if someone morbidly obese eats 5 in one go compared to a person who is a 'normal' weight then that is a case of the either being weak minded or uneducated of what calories there are in foods.
That probably doesn't answer your point and strays from the topic but meh lol
Edited By: numptyj on Jun 16, 2012 17:20
Lol b.s
You eat too much, serious.
Calories in vs calories out is what it boils down to.
Of course from someone morbidly obese who is eating most likely well over 5000 calories a day it will be difficult but restricting their calories will make them lose weight.
There is no mental perception of calories, they are factual entities. E.g A standard choc bar is 250 cals but if someone morbidly obese eats 5 in one go compared to a person who is a 'normal' weight then that is a case of the either being weak minded or uneducated of what calories there are in foods.
That probably doesn't answer your point and strays from the topic but meh lol
"Weak minded" vs. "There is no mental perception of calories" (which is wrong btw - perception is entirely mental, and everything is filtered by our perception of it).
Your first post also just replicated others points (including mine) without adding anything new. That in itself indicates a lack of self-discipline, the urge to be heard (which no doubt I and most others on here suffer from), but it puts you in a weak position when noting others' lack of self control.
The thing is, you correctly say that those excuses are excuses, but you do not offer an argument either way that deals with the extremes of the behaviour.
You just say it requires more self-discipline. Self discipline is a mental characteristic. What if you haven't got it? What if there are other mental characteristics that contribute. What if you haven't got them?
The obvious answer is to develop them - the whole point of the "mental deficiency" argument is to identify weaknesses and remove them; simply looking down on people doesn't help in any way.
Edited By: Ennui on Jun 16, 2012 17:52: ...
Lol b.s
You eat too much, serious.
Calories in vs calories out is what it boils down to.
By your explanations the woman can eat only her own crap, add a few vitamins and survive for life.
Edited By: Ennui on Jun 16, 2012 17:50