That "inner mean girl"

Bullying is an often heard topic these days. It is a serious problem that can devistate younger people. It happens in older folks too, but we're supposed to know better and handle it better, since we are SO much more mature. Bologna What if I told you that there was this gal who was bullying me? She told me that because I talk about losing weight but don't always practice what I preach, that I was a fake. She said because I don't walk enough, I will just get fatter and fatter. She said because I like to drink wine every night, that I was an alcoholic. She said because I struggled with wanting to smoke cigarettes, that I was a weakling. She said that because I had a fat belly, that I looked like a fat old lady and was ugly! She said that because I gained some of the weight back that I had lost a few years ago, that I was a loser and would never be able to keep the weight off for very long. She called me a failure. Who was this awful person? WHY did I let her in