Mace, member since 1998/1999, identifies as a compulsive overeater. Mace's share from the Monday evening LGBT Meeting includes the following themes: weight gain • the “shoulds” • denial and being terminally vague • food experiments • leaving job • doom & gloom person • avoiding discomfort • inviting HP into discomfort • no guarantees (relying on "guaranteeing HP" only) • fixing the discomfort (no room for HP) • life: there’s never enough • tender & vulnerable
