Guest guest Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 But again, how is the need for an excuse a reason to continue overeating? I also don't want to get caught up in words, but most addicts need help, not excuses, right? They need to get off the substance that is addicting to them. still wondering, but not enough to get upset about it. CindiThe idea that we need to eat to continue living is not the same as addiction. Addiction to something (IMO) is abusing a substance to our detriment. Now if all I ate was apples and tea but I was healthy supposedly, and i didn't want to eat anything but apples & tea, could I say I was addicted to that? At that point it really becomes an argument of semantics, not necessity. If someone is addicted to something, it is painful for that person to remove that substance. They cannot cope without extreme anxiety or sickness or displeasure without that substance. Cindi--- Subject: Re: How I'm DoingTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 11:30 AM Styxia, I think what was saying is that its the NEED TO HAVE an excuse that is the problem, not a denial of a fact? Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > > I really don't want to get too involved in this one, because I think it is > > apparent that there are two schools of thought here, but I think that > > addiction is a word that is too loaded and the problem with it is that it > > gives us an excuse to put our food issues outside of us. > > Why do you assume that calling it food addiction gives people "an > excuse"? You don't have an excuse because you're addicted. > > s. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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