How do I get over my phobia of fat people?

[Anonymous]

I have cacomorphobia, and everytime I see a fat person I fear that they are going to either try to eat me, or try sitting one me. I can't explain it, but my therapist says it's probably caused by a supressed childhood memory. I have told people about this before, and they have always thought I was making fun of fat people when I said I had a phobia of them, but I'm not.

Plus I live in the fucking United States, so it's not like I could try to avoid places with fat people since 35.7 percent of the adult population is fat, 74 percent of males over 30 are fat, and 68.5 percent of children in the US are fat. I've thought about moving to Japan where the overweight rate is only 3.6 percent, but I can't afford it.

Do any of you have any advice on how to overcome a phobia?

[lace1228]

What the hell, seriously. How many fat people do you know have actually tried to sit on you let alone try and eat you... for one fat people are not canibals for f sakes. 2 fat people don't go around looking for someone to sit on. So really get over yourself and stop being a giant ass. As a fat person myself I have never looked at someone and thought mmm they look good enough to eat like really how stupid does that sound. I also never once sat on anyone as I have eyes like everyone else and can see where people are sitting and samething it isn't like I see a lap and be like that looks comfy to sit on...

[Asker]

I sincerely fucking appreciate your understanding, and your personal bias TOTALLY hasn't compromised your legitimacy in any way. You do know that the Jamestown colonists turned to cannibalism when they got hungry enough, right? One fat guy actually killed his pregnant wife and was planning on eating her. And history fucking repeats itself. 8/10 cases of modern day cannibalism are perpetrated by overweight people. For example, Stephen Griffith, an overweight phd student from Bradford, killed and ate 3 prostitutes in 2010.

You want to tell me to get over myself? How about you stop letting bias cause to to mock someone with a mental health condition you cunt.

[lace1228]

You might want to consider anger management... Just saying

[Asker]

Because that's the obvious issue here. Not the fact that you just told me to get over a medically diagnosed condition. It's because of people like you that I think fat people would sit on me if they got mad. Because if we were face to face you definitely would have done that by now.

[Gestureless]

I think it's pretty shitty you're criticising him for a legitmate psychological condition he has. I think you need to read up and get better informed on psychological conditions and check your priveledge Lace. Op, stay strong :)

[lace1228]

Well folks thanks for the laugh... The comments are quite entertaining to say the very less.

[Asker]

I'm glad you think that something that keeps me from leading a normal life is funny to you.

[lace1228]

The only way your going to get over your fear of fat people is your going to need to change your perception on who they are. They are people who have feelings who are no different then skinny people just with extra weight. Being fat doesn't mean we are free from emotions we love, and bleed the same. We don't go out looking for people to eat or sit on when angry. We want what you want, to be treated with respect and kindness. Maybe I said things I shouldn't have but I spent a lot of my life being bullied so in turn instead of being compassionate I became defensive when I probably shouldn't have. So for that I'm sorry.

[Anonymous]

Just embrace the us lifestyle and become a fat **** yourself

[Asker]

I would sooner kill myself than have a BMI above 25.