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You fear no one will want to be in a relationship with you because your weight makes you unattractive. |
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You worry about going to the doctor because when you get weighed the nurse or doctor might remark about your weight. |
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You dislike travel because you worry about whether you can fit in the seat of the airplane, bus or train. Maybe you'll even have to buy an extra seat. |
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At the supermarket you fear people will look into your cart at your purchases and make snide remarks or just think them. |
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You tell the deli clerk that the food you are buying is for someone else or that you're having a party. |
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You don't go dancing because you're afraid your fat will shake like so much Jell-O. |
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You're embarrassed that you don't fit in a movie theater seat so you stay home and watch videos or television reruns. |
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You pull away if someone tries to take your arm for fear he or she will feel your fat. |
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In summer, you begin to worry about not being able to fit into your winter clothes, and in winter, you start worrying about how you'll look in a summer bathing suit. |
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You avoid clothing with horizontal stripes like the plague. |
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You tell yourself you'd rather buy shoes than clothes anyway. |
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You don't go to amusement parks to ride the rollercoaster and you wouldn't be caught dead on a seesaw. |
