BINGE or COMPULSIVE EATING - SYMPTOMS, HELP &TREATMENT
Are you are interested in help & treatment for Binge & Compulsive Eating.
Binge & Compulsive Eating
There are many more people with binge & compulsive eating than any other eating disorder. Because they are not over- thin and are not bulimic, they do not get the help & treatment they need and may spend many years suffering with their condition, going on diets and struggling with excess weight. People who eat compulsively are usually highly concerned and worried about their body image, weight and shape and they are likely to describe themselves as “comfort eaters”.
Binge Eating Disorder
This involves repeated episodes of uncontrolled overeating large amounts of food, often in secret- which are not accompanied by purging but which lead to a great deal of shame and guilt. People may binge on any kind of food or specific foods like chocolate, biscuits or cereal. Binge eating feels for many people as if they have been “taken over” by someone else.
Compulsive Eating
Nibbling, picking, going backwards and forwards to the fridge but never feeling satisfied; even having just one chocolate bar too many but feeling guilty and worried about food. Compulsive eaters may say “I am not sure I have an eating disorder, perhaps I am just greedy” but they need just as much help as everyone else who struggles with control of food.
Being Out Of Control With Food
This is what people say life is like with binge or compulsive overeating
- I wish I could just take food and leave it but it is never enough.
- I feel like a bottomless pit
- If I eat one I finish the lot
- I started dieting when I was 13 when I was OK and now I am fatter than ever
- I start a diet on Monday and by lunchtime I am in the biscuit tin
- I f people saw my eating habits they would not respect me
- I try to get rid of my husband so I can eat & eat & eat even more
- I tell myself it’s the last time, but next day is just the same; I desperately need help
Help is available for Binge & Compulsive Eating; the first step is a full personal assessment with a trained counsellor.
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