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by lawrenceyan 601 days ago
My bad guys, didn’t mean to be negative in my original post.

Definitely lacking in compassion. Whether it be obesity or anorexia, these are almost always symptoms of something deeper underlying. I shouldn’t be so flippant.

I think I still have to stand by my belief that semaglutide won’t truly solve people’s relationship with food though. That requires going deeper than the temporary solution drugs might provide.

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> I think I still have to stand by my belief that semaglutide won’t truly solve people’s relationship with food though.

That sounds fair. I see a lot of over/under weight results as a symptom of a maladaptive coping mechanism for some other issue. Sometimes the issue is simply not having meaning in one's life, but it really can be anything from depression, to anxiety, to lack of friends because of social phobias or low self-esteem.

Looking at this this way helped me find more compassion and less contempt. I hope it helps you too