Not overweight, but I was obese ten years ago. Not overeating remains overwhelmingly the biggest challenge in my life - one that I struggle with every day, and

Not overweight, but I was obese ten years ago. Not overeating remains overwhelmingly the biggest challenge in my life - one that I struggle with every day, and that I fail at as often as I succeed. On the other hand, I'm good at stuff that many other people find difficult. What I learned from those many years of being fat is that my experience is not the same as everyone else's. Just because I find it simple to not drink doesn't mean it's the same for an alcoholic. Just because I'm a completer-finisher type doesn't mean it's easy for someone else to slog through writing their thesis. Just because being happy is a default state of mind for me, doesn't mean a depressive can just flip a switch like that. I might, if asked, tell an alcoholic that they need to stop drinking, or a fat person that they need to lose weight, or a procrastinator that they need to finish their work - but I'll try not to be arrogant enough to tell them that the solution is obvious, that it's easy. How the hell would I know what's easy for them?