So You Think You’re Fat and Ugly: The Origin of Psychobesity is the result of Dr. Eaker's efforts as a counselor at a southern university. He was well known for his work with bulimia and anorexia nervosa patients. In fact, he developed an IMAGE RESTRUCTURING PROGRAM for women and men that has been highly successful in treating eating disorders.
Dr. Eaker began an intensive program for treating obesity at the university. He discovered that many of his clients were obese due to psychological and emotional problems, thus the term he devised to describe this condition, PSYCHOBESITY. This is a descriptive term referring to individuals who gain extreme amounts of weight, and maintain this obese state to avoid becoming involved with another person. The obese state becomes a morbid excuse for the individual to become a social recluse. They will usually avoid any or all forms of intimate contact with the opposite sex. This book is a motivational guide for those individuals who desire to escape from the emotional state of PSYCHOBESITY.