Why are people more accepting of obesity than anorexia?
Both are going to kill you, involve very unhealthy eating habits, and as someone who has been obese and later dealt with anorexia, suck.
But if all bodies are good bodies, then why are anorexics forced into rehabs but the obese aren’t forced into a fat camp?
I understand anorexia is a mental illness but watch 600 pound life or any regular obese person (there is also BED, which doesn’t even get taken that seriously tbh) and tell me that there isn’t some mental disturbance. I know when I was my fattest, I was the most depressed and going through a lot of abuse. Food was my coping mechanism for my pain, and I guess some kind of switched turned in my head and I turned to restriction to cope.
But I’m sure if we added this picture to the post, there would be an “issue”.
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I don't the no all anorexics are "forced into rehabs". A lot of sufferers and their family are desperate but can't get on a waiting list for help and going private (I'm in the UK)is far too expensive for most.
@Fluffybull I think you see my point. People treat anorexics like something that needs to be fixed, we are not allowed to exist and be a part of the whole body positivity movement. But another sick group of people are- the obese.
@666Maggotz Oh, yes, anyone who eats their way up to 30 stone is endangering their health and something should be done about that too. Not too long ago there was talk of taking obese children into care as it was suggested that letting your child become that fat was a form of child abuse.
