tomiundergallows:
I mean, I've had an on again, off again relationship with feederism, honestly. I think that when your needs are met, it fades. Honestly, I think that goes for all paraphilia. For most people, there are deep-seated desires/taboos guiding their relationship to a given fetish. What do you think it is that drew you to this in the first place?
I went to see a therapist about this as it was a major bone of contention with my ex and I.
In summary this is what was the advice:
Ultimately, there are a lot of cultural issues to unwrap along with the question as to whether feerderism/fat fetishism is actually a paraphilia or not. Fat does not sit along side the body but is a part of it. A preference for a hair color or a height range is no different to a preference to a weight range, so if you are less in to feeding and more in to fat then your preference is aesthetic.
What "gets you in to it" in the case where wanting to feed/be fed can be looked at in developmental psychology terms in the same manner as a paraphilia which can be a range of reasons, classically thought to stem from stimulation in early sexual development at the same time as being exposed to something related to the paraphilia.
What got me in to fat was likely that the healthier members of my family growing up (those that didn't suffer from any illnesses and were usually doing better financially and were seen as happier in life) were the overweight ones. I had better interactions with fat people than with not fat people.