Posted by Cecilia on August 17, 2007, at 21:25:29
In reply to Someone pretending to have an ED..., posted by Racer on August 15, 2007, at 22:58:32
I'm not clear, if you are correct in your assumption that this woman already had an eating disorder (not all obesity is caused by binge eating, a lot is genetic) why you think her issues should have disappeared by bariatric surgery. Surgery only changes the body, not the mind. Once your stomach is surgically reduced to a size that will only accommodate a few bites without vomiting, you have no choice but to either have surgically induced bulimia or to learn to eat tiny tiny amounts like an anorexic. She obviously chose the wrong person for support, but I wouldn't assume she has suffered any less than you. Anybody who has ever been overweight knows full well the suffering overweight people endure in our society. Cecilia
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