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TeresaRudolph71 路 51-55, F
I think that obesity can be a symptom of a disorder, but not a disease. There is a difference. Just as anorexia and bulimia are both eating disorders, overeating can be an eating disorder too. It's an addiction, and any addiction is a type of disorder.
But there's something important that we need to remember: Diseases are things that invade the body, that need medical treatment to be removed, or cured. Disorders, or addictions, can only be cured, or treated, by the person [i][b]choosing[/b][/i] to change their behavior. I empathize [i][b]choosing[/b][/i], because ultimately the person has to choose to get better. Disease doesn't involve choice so much as getting the proper medical care.
I find it disturbing how labeling certain things as diseases tends to enable people to abdicate personal responsibility. The more we avoid taking responsibility for our behaviors, and their natural consequences, the more problems we're going to have. We need to take back our power, which means taking responsibility. If we all did that, the world would be a much better place.
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But there's something important that we need to remember: Diseases are things that invade the body, that need medical treatment to be removed, or cured. Disorders, or addictions, can only be cured, or treated, by the person [i][b]choosing[/b][/i] to change their behavior. I empathize [i][b]choosing[/b][/i], because ultimately the person has to choose to get better. Disease doesn't involve choice so much as getting the proper medical care.
I find it disturbing how labeling certain things as diseases tends to enable people to abdicate personal responsibility. The more we avoid taking responsibility for our behaviors, and their natural consequences, the more problems we're going to have. We need to take back our power, which means taking responsibility. If we all did that, the world would be a much better place.
Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now. 馃榿
TeresaRudolph71 路 51-55, F
Actually, something just occurred to me. Depression, bipolar disorder, multiple personality disorder, and a host of other disorders do require proper treatment, but that often involves psychotherapy, as well as medication (if medication is found to be helpful). But behavioral-based disorders mainly require the person to choose to change their behavior.