College Removes Weight Scale From Campus Gym After Students Call it ‘Triggering’

[MadMike]

Can an alcoholic go to a club and just not drink?

Going to a club would be pretty stupid on the alcoholic's part.

[Greenday]

Going to a club would be pretty stupid on the alcoholic's part.

Wouldn't going to a place where everyone is obsessed over their weight and there's probably a lot of people in better shape than you then be bad for someone who actually is addicted to losing weight?

[Blue Ginger]

Using the very argument you're proposing here, we shouldn't have alcoholic beverages present in public places.

Pretty sure the USA tried that and it really didn't work so well.

Perhaps they can move the scales to a less prominent area. If the article was about doing that, I'd smile and move on, but the fact that all someone has to do is complain about it and it's removed entirely, inconveniencing everyone else, that's what I have a problem about.

I've never stepped foot in a gym and probably won't ever. Only time I came close was at a horse race track. The fancy TV scales were in the main area and there were other sets in both the male and female jockey change areas near the saunas.

Can anyone tell me where the scales are usually located? I'm guessing they are not smack in the middle of the main area with a flashing sign above them that shows the whole world your current weight. I'm picturing them being like the doctor's office one's with the pole and little display thing being about 1m high? And maybe off to the side somewhere out the way?

[Blue Ginger]

Wouldn't going to a place where everyone is obsessed over their weight and there's probably a lot of people in better shape than you then be bad for someone who actually is addicted to losing weight?

Then this person should not be in a gym without a support person with them. It is not healthy and quite frankly they should be under the care of professionals.

But in saying this, I don't believe in punishing the rest of the world due to 1 person's issues.

Being in a classroom is a 'triggering' (fuck I hate that word) event for me. But that would never make me stop anyone else from going into one or encouraging them to do more schooling/training. I'm currently doing my degree online just to avoid classrooms.

I freak out, have vicious flashbacks, then have a panic attack and finally shut down. In the 15 years since high school, this has happened 5 times. Twice in a TAFE class, twice in Centrelink 'how to find a job' training sessions and once at a previous workplace during a team training session.

Last one I didn't even see coming. I skipped most of the stages and just had flashbacks and shut down. It took them nearly 30mins to get me responding. And you know what happened next? I left the training room and the rest of them continued with the training sessions. I then did the training one-on-one the next day. After that I did all sessions online, in workbooks or one-on-one with the training co-ordinatior. The rest of the team was too badly affected by my inability to cope after that 1 session. Me, the special snowflake, was the only one that was affected. Bonus was no longer having to find someone to cover reception as my co-receptionist and I were no longer in the same training sessions.

[TheHuckster]

Wouldn't going to a place where everyone is obsessed over their weight and there's probably a lot of people in better shape than you then be bad for someone who actually is addicted to losing weight?

So now you're saying the presence of people who are in better shape in a gym is bad. How, pray tell, do you intend to fix that problem?

[mjr]

So now you're saying the presence of people who are in better shape in a gym is bad. How, pray tell, do you intend to fix that problem?

There are gyms with "no lunks" policies. As in "no lunkheads".

Many gyms also try to keep the grunting and such to a minimum, too.

I know that's different than what you're talking about, but some gyms do have these sorts of policies.

Though I have heard of some gyms making rules that you can't wear form-fitting clothing.

[Canarr]

Wouldn't going to a place where everyone is obsessed over their weight and there's probably a lot of people in better shape than you then be bad for someone who actually is addicted to losing weight?

Honestly, if it's that bad for someone, then they should be seeing a therapist, not going to a gym unsupervised. Similarly to how alcoholics should be in AA and/or have a sponsor to help them, and not hang out in bars.

At some point, people need to take responsibility for their own issues, and not expect the rest of the world to revolve around them.