Why do people decide to eat a lot to get fat and then later try to lose it when people make fun of them?

[Anonymous]

[Nikki1989]

Nobody consciously and deliberately decides, “I will eat a lot to become fat,” followed by, “I will lose it because people mocked me.” Instead, these are usually two separate phases driven by different, psychological mechanisms.

[Sonorous]

Saying that people eat a lot to get fat is like saying people do drugs to feel the side effects. That's clearly not the goal lol.

[DryGermanGuy]

I highly doubt there was an actual reasoned decision behind the getting fat. 🙄

[jahaims]

Shame works obviously