What a perfect comment!!!! I think you really hit it head on!!! I guess you could compare DR Phil to a cult leader and the placebo effect. Yes, the people in his weight loss groups are losing the weight but it isnt because of him. It is because they view him in such a light that they have to succeed or he will view them as failures and if DR Phil (the almighty) views them as failures, then that would just be the worst thing to ever happen to them!!! LOL They have a sick obsessive view of DR Phil. I cant believe he even dared step foot into the weight loss arena and now he is an addiction guru????? He is not an addiction specialist, he proves that by telling people to go cold turkey!!! With such a casual attitude!!! As if a person who stops taking a drug that they are physically dependant on is the same level as stopping addictive behavior on the computer such as too much chatting and/or message board participation. You cant have physical (possibly deadly) complications from limiting computer usage. He didnt actually say this comparison but this is the type of attitude he seems to convey when giving advice to his "followers".

To me, his advice is just down right STUPID!!!!!