Friday, January 1, 2010

Thoughts On Overcoming Binge Eating

By Trevor Johnson

Binge eating is actually quite a common disorder and more serious that people realise. Often it is overlooked because of the shame associated with it and many find it very difficult overcoming binge eating.

Binge eating episodes are associated with a number of different situations, often referred to as triggers. If you eat until you feel so full you are uncomfortable or if you eat large amounts when you are not actually physically hungry. Perhaps you eat faster than you ought to or you eat alone through embarrassment or feel depressed and guilty when you have eaten. If you carry out any of these things then you have a problem and should look to try to reshape your habits to combat it.

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.

Yo overcome it you need to take things one day at a time and to get down to the roots of the problem. Often sufferers associate the idea of failing diets as being worse that their current problems and so never stick with it. However, find the right diet and the right support is fundamental if one is to move on from the condition.

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. - 29161

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