Overcoming binge eating is far more difficult that most people would believe. In fact, binge eating is a serious disorder, and yet people often do not consider it so, or overlook it due to the shame they feel.
Binge eating can be done in a number of different ways and its important to know whether you fall into one of the categories as this is the first step to taking on the problem. If you find that you eat so much until you feel full and physically sick, or else you eat large amounts of food when you are not actually hungry then you may have a problem. Equally, if you find that you are eating along and feel depressed and guilty after eating then you should seek help.
Binge eating or comfort eating is often marked by distress and will occur at least two days a week for at months and months, perhaps more. This can lead to serious physical problems and massive weight gain which in turn can cause heart problem. It is important to get to the bottom of why you feel so depressed and guilty.
It is often a serious problem because people get into a vicious cycle whereby they feel depressed and so turn to food to comfort them and then they begin to feel even worse due to what they are doing. Food becomes their drug and an addiction sets in which causes weight gain, again leading to a lowering of confidence and self esteem which continued to affect your mental state of mind.
You need to take everything one step at a time and to pursue your long term goal of eating normally. Food is the drug of choice for binge eaters so its important that you look for help, perhaps from your doctor or support groups, much like anyone addicted to drugs or alcohol would do.
Counselling and talking to friends and family is important. Do not be ashamed of what you are going through, it happens to so many people who do not want to talk about it, yet can lead to far serious problems if not discussed. Take each day at a time and surround yourself with support. Gradually you will get better.
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