Fat Panic Attack?!

[Stray]

This may sound a little strange, and it did happen to me a couple of weeks ago, but I felt compelled to share my experience with you guys, and see if any of you have ever felt this.
Anyway, it happened at school, during class (English to be exact). I was sitting at my desk, listening to the teacher (barely) and taking notes, when all of a sudden I had this huge, panicky feeling that I was really, disgustingly fat.
Now, I normally feel overweight and gross, but this was worse. I felt like I could feel the fat being deposited on my stomach and torso, and I felt so awful that I actually (discreetly) felt my stomach with my hand so I could feel the size of my stomach. Of course it felt huge. I felt like I was bulging everywhere, and I wanted to run out of the classroom, and start exercising or running. The panic slowly subsided a little bit, but I was still quite frantic. After class, I rushed to the bathrooms to check my appearance. To my relief, I didn't LOOK any fatter, and so I calmed down after that.
Again, I'm sorry if this appears 'crazy' or doesn't make sense. To me, it seems like some sort of 'fat panic attack'. Has anyone else experienced something like this? It felt absolutely horrible.:confused:

[totchi]

ummmmm ! to me it seems normal becuase
every1 does feel simply the same !
whateva she/he was fat or skinny
you know that happens all the time to
normal people or people having an ED
i do feel it everytime .. like i just wanna
GO wild and do extreme running and stuff
but then i just see myself as FAT or THIN
enough but i am just so lazy to do anything
and so DAMN sad of being fat !! u know
this is the "human nature" of neva being
satisfied of how you look or weigh T_T
and that what "hurts the most" ..

thanx for mentioning this
and this doesn't sound any
strange nor crazy ! this is
just a good reminder as
to be aware of such thoughts

have a nice day and
dun be so -ve abt ur
outter image .. just
control ur weight ..
=)


wish u the best <3

[Stray]

Thanks totchi for the reply :). I know everyone here feels gross and unsatisfied all the time, but I just wanted to express that during this experience it was so intense and really scary. It was also really random, it just happened so suddenly.

[LiquidSkies]

I've also had several of those. It's very difficult, as the ''fat panic attacks" usually happen when there's no mirror nearby or when I'm wearing something light like a short dress/skirt or tight jeans. :mad:

Moving around helps, if I can't go do any exercises I at least walk around a bit. It is a bother during class, though.

I wish I could say something helpful but I haven't been able to figure out if there's something particular that makes fpa's happen (like some situations or clothes or dunno, something). But I know how it feels and I'm sorry that there's someone else with the same problem :(

[Lady=Libra]

trust me you aren't the only one. almost every day the samething happens to me. i live in south florida and the weather is getting unbearably hot now. everyone at school wears really short shorts and a thight tank top. i feel like i will never be able to wear shorts because i feel that my legs are worst part of my body. and because im constantly drinking water my stomach is always looking twice as big. sorry for complaining.

[LiquidSkies]

trust me you aren't the only one. almost every day the samething happens to me. i live in south florida and the weather is getting unbearably hot now. everyone at school wears really short shorts and a thight tank top. i feel like i will never be able to wear shorts because i feel that my legs are worst part of my body. and because im constantly drinking water my stomach is always looking twice as big. sorry for complaining.


I know how you feel! The last time I wore shorts was like...what, six years ago? I'm really starting to feel like I'll never wear them again, not with these legs. And to be able to wear short sleaves...it must be a wonderful feeling.

[lette_stephy89]

i get that feeling EVERYTIME i go shopping for cloths. i get all egdy and then i finally break down and have to leave the store

[Heba86]

I get a lot like that when I'm around my skinny friends. But it used to be especially bad when I was in college. I used to sit in the back corner of the classrooms and compare myself to every girl and guy in the class. Of course I as always the fattest one in the class or so I felt that way. I also get those panic attacks when I watch tv. Unfortunately the only way these attacks go away for me is when I isolate myself from the world.

[welshgirll123]

I usually have them most nights jsut before bed when im getting changed into my pyjamas or something.. so depressing and just makes you wanna scream and cry :(

[meltingaway]

Having fat panic attack now - have been over last few days :(

[Anxi]

I've also had several of those. It's very difficult, as the ''fat panic attacks" usually happen when there's no mirror nearby or when I'm wearing something light like a short dress/skirt or tight jeans. :mad:
I've had the same experience, just with a mirror nearby, basically i thought i was recovered and so i went shopping and when i passed a mirror in the store i sort of got something similar to an anxiety attack and i felt so huge and ugly that i just wanted to run out and die. But luckily my friend was there to calm me down and bring me home.
I haven't really gone shopping or anywhere near places with public mirrors since then and i probably will wait a long time. :(

[bulemic-mary18]

I have! I got that when I was still in school a year or two ago. They SUCK!

[LiquidSkies]

I've had the same experience, just with a mirror nearby, basically i thought i was recovered and so i went shopping and when i passed a mirror in the store i sort of got something similar to an anxiety attack and i felt so huge and ugly that i just wanted to run out and die. But luckily my friend was there to calm me down and bring me home.
I haven't really gone shopping or anywhere near places with public mirrors since then and i probably will wait a long time. :(


Yeah...I used to like shopping. Good thing that you weren't alone. :)

[bluebutterfly]

Ah you guys have no idea how glad I am to have found this forum and this topic. I've been having these same kinds of problems but I don't have any friends to who I could talk about my ED so I just went crazy all alone. Exemple today at school I heard one of my friends saying 'oh you're so skinny you gotta eat more' to my other friend and I just went nuts. I ran straight to the library to find some ana sites and forums to get myself to calm down. Then they served icecream in the cafeteria and I didn't touch it. The whole time I was at the library on the computer.
Does anyone have an idea why this is happening? Is it just some sort of a panic attack? (Though I know it was not an actual panic attack, believe I've been struggling for years with panic disorter) Or is it just the feeling that your not in control?
In what kind of situatioins were you girls (or boys lol) at the moment? I mean did you see or hear something that had to do with you, weight or looks?
Take care, keep strong :)

- B

[sunkiss]

omg i had the same thing happened to me recently except it happened on my birthday! guys i have to get better ..my whole family knows about my eating disorders, pill consumption and everything. and im actually REALLY EATING. i dont wanna have a haert attack, dont wanna die pre maturely. what do i do? i do not want to gain excessive weight!!! does the gym help? help.....