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Bigdoug   United States
Joined 1 year
Ditzy:
When gainers say they are addicted to food is sounds more metaphoric.
Compulsive overeating is more like an addiction because you can't stop at times and don't care if you gain or not.
The drive to eat is so strong sometimes its hard to control.
I am a recovering drug addict so I know a bit about addiction.


I really like how you describe this here. I can very much relate to your description of “compulsive overeating”. I am happy about my size, I like being fat and I don’t have a desire to change how I eat. But I definitely feel that I could be described as a compulsive overeater! That strong drive to eat as much as possible has been a consistent part of my life for a long time.
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MottiF   Israel
Joined 7 years
Just snacking all day, that’s the small habit that really have a great impact on my weight. In time, it makes you eat more and more and eventually gain more weight so, that is the small habit that helps me increase my presence 😋
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Glitter Jelly   Canada
Joined 2 years
Ditzy:
My drug addictions were cocaine and heroin.
I was playing in a band and touring a lot so I fell into using both.
Rehab was not fun and getting "clean" was extremely hard.
Addictive personalities are a thing but that was never mentioned to me by rehab doctors.
I find compulsive overeating not really the same thing but an urge that is very strong.
You don't get a high so to speak.
I was eating just because it looked or sounded good and no matter how much I ate the urge to eat was still there.
Its really hard to explain it all.


I know what you mean by "addictive personality", but - maybe because I'm a French speaker - I can't help but read if as "you have a personality that is addictive" (which also seems true of you). smiley
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Glitter Jelly   Canada
Joined 2 years
Ditzy:
When gainers say they are addicted to food is sounds more metaphoric.
Compulsive overeating is more like an addiction because you can't stop at times and don't care if you gain or not.
The drive to eat is so strong sometimes its hard to control.
I am a recovering drug addict so I know a bit about addiction.


I compulsively overeat but I care if I gain. I agree about the addiction part, though. I used to have anorexia and I find it's just as hard if not harder to restrict myself right now as it used to be to eat unrestricted back when I needed to "weight restore" (I strongly resisted this process, as I was obese before my relapse and wanted to make sure I wouldn't be get fat from my recovery... especially since there was a chance I'd overshoot my original weight!).
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