I always see people talking about how eating too little or forgetting to eat is a symptom of mental illness and therefore shouldn’t be judged, but I never see anyone say anything about how mental illnesses can drive people to overeat.
People with binge eating disorder exist.
People with ADHD who eat when they’re bored, and need something to do exist.
People with depression who comfort eat exist.
People with PTSD who overeat as a way to make themselves look unappealing, or as a way of comfort exist
People who overeat as a form of self harm exist.
We exist.
Because overeating and being fat is so harshly hated upon, no one wants to believe that fat people are struggling with mental illness; they just want to believe that fat people are lazy and refuse to change because they don’t want to.
We don’t owe you anything.
Not to mention Prader Wili Syndrome, the most well known symptom is an inability to ever feel full despite individuals with it only having a metabolism that can handle about 1200-1800 calories a day.
Plus people with chronic pain or disabilities that make movement and exercise difficult.
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