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CMV: Just like anorexics are forcibly hospitalized and made to gain weight, overweight people should be hospitalized and forced to lose weight.

Society seems to agree that you can take away an anorexic’s rights if they are too thin and medically unstable. 

I was hospitalized four times for being seriously underweight, and I didn’t have a say in the matter. I was forced to gain approximately half a pound a day, with the consequence of having certain things withheld, (showers, visits, phone calls), if I didn’t meet that goal, and ultimately the threat of a nano-gastric tube being shoved up my nose if I consistently failed to gain weight. 

Binge eating disorder is recognized as an eating disorder yet in each of my hospitalizations, there was maybe one or two severely overweight person on the unit, and they obviously escaped the consequences related to weight gain. 

I believe that those who are severely overweight due to binge eating disorder are just as at risk for health problems (both short and long term) as any anorexic and should face the same swift action that I did. There should be a medical component that forces them to lose weight at a determined rate with co-occurring therapy to address the underlying issues. 

If they refuse treatment, they should be forced into it with signatures from psychiatrists, same as an anorexic would be, for reasons that they are a danger to themselves. 

Now clearly this isn’t happening...so I’d like to believe that there’s a good reason for it. So, change my view?

EDIT: I know the title says “overweight” but I’m specifically talking about overweight folks with a diagnosed underlying mental illness of binge eating disorder, some level of physical health problems, and an inability or unwillingness to treat their issues on an outpatient basis. I’m not advocating for rounding up every overweight person on the planet and sticking them into treatment centers. 

EDIT 2: This has been fascinating and so enlightening. Thank you to everyone who broke things down for me and helped me see the difference between the health risks associated with malnutrition vs. obesity. I knew I was biased in this situation but I don’t think I realized how much so. To anyone suffering from an eating disorder, at any size, weight, or variation of behaviors, I wish you healing and true recovery. I didn’t think my life could be this good but it’s amazing.
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I think your bias is miscontruing the situation.

You were hospitalized because your anorexia made you medically unstable. The anorexia was the cause, but just like anything else (drugs, car accident, stroke etc.), they had concerns that your **immediate** health was in danger. There's a line there you have to realize. Anorexia just happened to be your cause of admission.

The same happens to obese people when they suddenly collapse and have trouble breathing. They also get admitted for observation during this medical unstable period. 

To doctors, your problem (to put it simply) not having enough food. They can't let you sit there and die. The same way they can't refuse to treat someone with a stab wound or someone who's overdosed on heroin. 

Now with obesity vs. anorexia, the difference is that **immediate** danger. Remember it's not just about being hungry vs not hungry. It's not about fat vs. thin. When you have a lack of nutrients/energy, it effects more than just your weight.

Theoretically, if you were trapped on a dead island and had the option of scrounging for food or having cheeseburgers delivered to you. What would you pick?

Cheeseburgers. Obviously. Why? Because even though it's not healthy, and horrible in the long run, it still provides nutrients and energy your body needs to function. It might not function optimally or even anywhere close to well, but it's way better than giving your body nothing to work with.