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0 pointsPuppyTailWags3y ago0 comments

Depends on why the friend is fat and poor. Could be they're disabled, in which case they're basically SOL. Wheelchairs are incredibly expensive, it's hard to cook in one unless one pays $$$ for home modifications, removes a wide range of exercise options...

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carlgreene3y ago· 2 in thread

The friend is fat and poor because they eat unhealthy, spend most of their time sitting down watching YouTube or playing games, and work a low skill job because they do not have a skill that will pay them more.

What do you do with said friend?

goodpoint3y ago

You are describing depression without using the word "depression". And, again, it does not get treated by telling people "just go jogging".

s1artibartfast3y ago

Eventually, yes it does.

Most therapists will coach the depressed to exert self control and do things they don't want to.

Medication can help, but behavioral change and pattern formation are crucial to recovery and preventing relapse.

Most of it boils down to just do x, even if you don't want to, because you logically know it is important in combatting depression.

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