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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the PP who mentioned 12 Step. Yes, it is scary to be normal sized. People are closer physically. Your radius is smaller. 
I remember thinking eat and you will be safe....fortunately my support group helped me. Those are very common thoughts for compulsive overeaters. Many of us were abused. I became unwieldy as an 88 pound 6 year old. Hmmm.[/quote]

It is "scary to be normal sized" because normal-sized people attract more male attention (generally speaking). When that attention is unwanted, it can be scary.  Skinnier me was exposed to sexual harassment multiple times on the job, attention and jealousy from male partners who were abusers, plus the general cat-callers on the street.  Overweight me, especially now that I'm over 30, barely gets any male attention, and, frankly, after my life experience, I feel much safer that way.  Yes, of course, it means that people write off overweight me as a potential partner, and perceive me as someone that isn't "together" enough to be a professional success, but at least I am physically safe.  (Of course, I am not physically safe in terms of future disease or illness.)

Yes, I need therapy.  [/quote]

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