Obesity, rudeness and alcoholism
Mike M. writes:
"have you given any thought to obesity/overeating as a form of addiction? A few people in my life have had a real problem with this, and it affected their personalities in narcissistic ways similar to what you describe. Moreover, the disease is eventually fatal unless the afflicted person finds a path to remission/recovery. The techniques used in Overeaters Anonymous are based on Alcoholics Anonymous because of the similarities.
I think it might be jumping to conclusions to assume addiction is necessarily the explanation for rude behavior. Sometimes just youth and immaturity could be a decent explanation. Or a very elderly person who's started to lose it. In the most ...
