Why the fuck do they get away with it???? [rant] I've talked about this before, forgive me for repeating myself.  It pisses me off so much.   Addiction is addiction.  It's not pretty, and it is not something to be celebrated.  I know, I've been dealing with alcoholism for the past two years.  Serious, as in I literally could not get out of the house in the morning unless I had a few shots.  If my BAC got below 0.2 or so, I couldn't function, I needed it just to feel normal.  At my worst, I was at over 0.5 for months. From wikipedia.  So yeah, pretty bad.  I also smoke.  Both bad habits.  And when I go to the doctor, they tell me that both will kill me.  And they're right. I don't bitch and moan about it, because THEY'RE RIGHT.   It's something that needs to be changed, not emphasized.  The difference is, you can't see my addictions.  I look like a normal, healthy woman.  But if I came in stumbling drunk, or lit up in the office, yeah, there would be some red flags.  Thats what the lardbarges don't understand.  They're walking (or scootypuffing) red flags.  Anyone can tell by looking, being fat is not healthy.  It's not shaming, it's just fact.  I don't come home and start a #drinkingisthenewhealthy or #smokingtill90 blog, and if I did, I'd imagine it'd only be met with ridicule. If people knew the truth, I'd not expect support of my lifestyle.  But fats do, and they find it. And they're proud!  Proud of engaging in activity that is leading to an early death.  Promoting it, and championing anyone who does the same.  What would happen if I walked into an AA meeting, stood up and said "Stop guys!  Don't you see that this is how you were meant to be?  Being sober is just not god's plan for you, you're beautiful when you can't walk because you're so drunk!  Anyone trying to get you sober is shaming your natural form?" I've been in countless hospitals/treatments, and I'd say about 75% of the staff are overweight.  I had one therapist who was at least 300 lbs tell me that I needed to change my lifestyle or I would die within ten years.  I shot the same back at her, and got reprimanded.  Yeah, maybe I might die sooner, but I'm sure as shit am not listening to someone who can't take her own advice.  And this is one of the most highly respected addiction specialists in my state.  Talk about the blind leading the blind. Why do they get a pass?  Why are they trying to convince everyone that they're healthy?  And how does someone with a supposed expert level of understanding not see their own default?