Lifestyle changes, as in therapy (combined with more specific recommendations, that could be made in therapy). The guy wrote in looking for advice, and “make yourself look better” should sort of be at the bottom of the list. “Get therapy” and possibly “stop spending time with people who make you feel like shit” maybe…

In the context of “work out unless you have a disability,” the disability meant is usually physical, not mental.

Do you have an eating disorder? No? Then OF COURSE you were able to deal with this in a healthy way. The LW has an ED, a mental illness, and does not see himself in the same way others do (body dysmorphia). Telling him to lose weight could be outright dangerous- he is probably not fat at all.

Recommending a diet to someone who specifically mentions having an eating disorder seems like a terrible idea to me.

“Eating disorder? Try a more restrictive diet!”

I find it very concerning that LW1 full-on admitted to having an eating disorder and the word “therapy” never once appeared in your response.

I usually think you give great advice, but I have to agree with other commenters in that your first response missed the mark.

Going pretty deep into an answer for someone who has experienced marked distress and social impairment with regards to concern over their body and appearance without mentioning the potential for body dysmorphic disorder feels inappropriate. Absolutely nothing is for certain and there’s no way to diagnose without a…

For what it’s worth, I’m really glad it’s here. I love this series and it’s a healthy place for it in a world where the audience might not be targeting (or responsive to) other places that more frequently talk about stuff like “Ask Dr. Nerdlove.” It’s like getting one of those delicious chocolate-mints with your bill…

Yeah absolutely. I didn’t mean to say that self-reprogramming is impossible, it just requires guidance by a trained professional in almost all cases.

Yeah, I was gonna say, getting some therapy for the eating disorder would seem to be a good idea - possibly, said therapy could help with these other areas at the same time (I’m assuming).

I don’t read this column every time it appears, but I’ve read many of them, and this is the first time I’ve felt the advice given wasn’t really helpful (talking about the first letter). First off, body dysmorphia is often a problem that requires actual therapy to address, and it sounds like this is one of those cases.…

Did you really just suggest someone with image anxiety and an eating disorder should eat healthier, exercise more, dress better and improve their grooming?

I think the fact that the Pig’s buildings change with each load actually drastically changes the core gameplay for the worse, even if you take away all the game’s attempts to usher you into microtransactions. If you restart a level, the materials and weak spot locations will be slightly different than the last time.…

Just to put into perspective for the snarky folks, imagine if Mario became exactly like this:

Did I say I was upset that a free game is looking to turn a profit? No, I merely said I don’t enjoy the particular way they’ve chosen to make a profit, therefore, I won’t play it. Am I supposed to play it even if I don’t enjoy it? If I recall correctly, Rovio made quite a bit of profit previously with a free game…

The greatest sin of Angry Birds 2 is that it breaks the fundamental formula that Rovio themselves once perfected to make their games so addicting: the instant retry.