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I watched Lose 30 stone or Die on ITV tonight which further fuelled my thoughts. There is usually an underlying issue that has not been dealt with or considered by the person. In the case of Colin in tonight’s programme, he grew up with an abusive father who regularly beat his mother. This was discussed in the programme.
It is often mentioned that there is little, if any psychological support offered to people who are morbidly obese. They are treated medically and left to get on with it. For example, Colin had to lose 10 stone before he could have the operation to reduce his stomach. The main motivation being, if he didn’t, he would die (the title gives this away somewhat).
Our health service should be preventative, so in an ideal world, Colin’s problem should have been spotted a long time ago with help and support offered, before he got to the stage of being a recluse, living in his bed and being told he has to lose weight or die.
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