Question: How much weight do you want to lose?

I certainly respect that you didn't just ghost when you were called out. It's also perfectly legit that you would want to familiarize yourself with the tools your clients use and the communities they're members of. I'm nearly convinced you're on the level.

To get better responses, I might suggest that you simply stop mentioning your book and business so often. That way, nobody will suspect you of anything but helpfulness and curiosity. If you are knowledgeable, that will come across in the actual content of your posts.

bpetrosky wrote: »

WilliamAndersonLMHC wrote: »

@hproscia - Sounds familiar! I actually quit a job because it was such a pain with all the food addicts' insistence on having the place be a smorgasbord all the time. It was ironic, because it was a mental health clinic that was treating addicts!

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I'm sure there's more to that story there, but it seems part of many office settings will include food or treats brought in by co-workers. Calling them "food addicts" would be pretty loaded language, especially when used by a professional in the field.

When I travel for work, I'll sometimes bring back something for the office, such as Ghirardelli or See's chocolates from the west coast. Other colleagues visiting from Japan bring treats too. Would that make us "addicts"?

I agree, the language of calling people "food addicts" for having snacks around seems loaded and probably misleading. Coming from the perspective of an actual food addict, which OP has stated he is in other threads, maybe he sees it that way, but isn't it projecting to assign that disorder to others just because they have food around? As an example, I had a roommate once (not a good one) who tried to tell me that I was an alcoholic because I had built up a collection a various bottles after a series a social gatherings that took place over a few months. I just laughed. I've never had a problem with alcohol and they couldn't wrap their mind around the idea that the very fact that I had so much booze around (so - unconsumed for an extended period of time/just sitting there) should point out that in fact, I DON'T have an issue with drinking. I see it as the same with food. Having lots of snacks around doesn't make you a food addict; EATING all of the snacks that are constantly around without the ability to control yourself MIGHT make you a food addict, but that's not for me or any other internet denizen to diagnose.