Posted On: June 9, 2009, 1:39 pm CDT

Posted By: dawn

It's hard to watch people struggle with weight, drugs, or alcohol only to have people who have never been there try to kick them while they're down.

I fight with my weight everyday of my life. I've found that at the same height/weight, I've gone from overweight, to morbidly obese, to obese, to overweight, to about 10 lbs over weight back to obese, etc. Depending on the 'chart of choice' that year. Could I stand to lose a few lbs? Yes. Would I like to? Yes. I tried exercising for 2 hours a day and only taking in 500 calories a day. Nothing. It sucks. I couldn't imagine having to lose 100lbs.

Weight loss is a multibillion dollar industry because people want to lose weight.

I know someone who has been to Mayo, John's Hopkins, etc - his metabolism barely registers. 25 doctors standing around scratching their heads trying to figure out why. No answers. Only more questions. He's almost committed suicide several times over cruel comments by people who have no idea what he's been through. At 375 he draws a lot of attention. Not one of these specialists have any idea what to tell him. He's one of the sweetest people I've ever met.

I don't know anyone that is morbidly obese that doesn't have something wrong - be it physical or emotional. But people would rather kick them then treat them with a shred of humanity. Most, if not 90% of all drug addicts have some sort of mental illness that led to the drugs. ADHD, Bipolar, Manic Depression, etc. But insurance only pays for 30 days inpatient a year, then only I believe 20 outpatient sessions. Not nearly enough.

It's sad. I'm not saying that there aren't some that have simply made bad choices, but making general statements just makes people look heartless and cruel.