tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post5928839019487444452..comments2023-09-25T09:57:18.004-05:00Comments on Patsy's Ponderings by Patsy Terrell: Addictions Come In All Shapes and SizesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post-22508675347015764102011-07-26T21:03:40.633-05:002011-07-26T21:03:40.633-05:00Thanks, Judith... we must connect when your schedu...Thanks, Judith... we must connect when your schedule allows! :)Patsy Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265729671827964868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post-90073177765817177192011-07-26T21:02:33.053-05:002011-07-26T21:02:33.053-05:00Wonderful post, Patsy, but what I really crave rig...Wonderful post, Patsy, but what I really crave right now is one of your great hugs.Judith Roblhttp://www.judithrobl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post-71670528711511938842011-07-26T19:56:36.260-05:002011-07-26T19:56:36.260-05:00Thank you both for writing. I know I'm not alo...Thank you both for writing. I know I'm not alone in this. My great frustration is that medicine seems totally uninterested in this, beyond dieting. They don't get into the head of someone who's overweight - they're only approaching it from the logical standpoint. Just as it's hard for me to understand anyone sticking a needle in their arm to shoot heroin, it's hard for them to understand eating another piece of chocolate cake when you know all the horrible things it can do to you.Patsy Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265729671827964868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post-10891692540057655232011-07-26T09:42:13.507-05:002011-07-26T09:42:13.507-05:00This is powerful. I have lived this my entire life...This is powerful. I have lived this my entire life, too, and so I think it gives me/us compassion about others who struggle so mightily with addictions - no matter their form. But that doesn't make it easier to be on the receiving end of the judgments. Thank you for pouring out your heart in this way. I hope it speaks to those who spend more time judging than finding parallels in their own lives. Blessings to you. (I would also add that people don't understand the concept that you never feel full - no matter what you eat. It has to be a misfire of the chemistry in the body.)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030884632849692028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10718822.post-68351117895141319522011-07-26T08:34:09.047-05:002011-07-26T08:34:09.047-05:00Thank you Patsy for putting that into words. I ca...Thank you Patsy for putting that into words. I can't even imagine a day going by that I don't crave some kind of food. Like you, I've tried everything.Deb Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14430032493143897531noreply@blogger.com