Binging too often

I spent my life binging and same family environment and all this. And to be honest it is a horrible addiction and a very serious consequences comes due to binging very risky ones i faced my self. I really know what you mean.

To be honest therapy is a great way to control that bcuz there will be a time to understand that it was never about the food. Food is only the showing part of deeper problems. We eat with our emotions and binging is stuffing our emotions deep inside.

I really wish u will find a solution and motivation to this serious issue and I'm glad u r concerned about it.

Lots of love <3

@hamster13 - First, I'm so sorry that you've been struggling for so long and that your family didn't support you when you reached out for help. I'm glad you're reaching out again, here, because there is absolutely a community of support behind you here.

Second, @politecup86 is absolutely right that the binging is the symptom of the deeper problem and that while there are some methods you can use to try to control the binging, ultimately dealing with what sits underneath it is what will make the difference.

In terms of some ways that you can try to manage the binges while you work on the rest, a few things that might help are below. Not all of these help everyone, but you can read through and see what you think might work for you and give those a go.

- Don't try to tell yourself not to eat certain things, because depriving yourself often makes you more likely to binge. Instead allow your self to have a little of whatever you crave, without going too far

- It can often help to prepare the plate of food you're going to eat and then take it somewhere else. If you're sitting in front of a whole tray of brownies, it's much harder to eat just one than if you take one, go somewhere else, and eat it there.

- Try to identify what triggers your binges - is it a certain time of day? Interactions with certain people? Seeing certain foods? What can you do to limit those triggers? And if you can't limit them, are there things that help you not binge that you can add to the equation (e.g., if eating around other people makes it easier not to binge, can you have someone else with you? If it's a problem at night, can you find distractions at night when you're most tempted?)

- Give yourself permission. It sounds counter-intuitive, but for me, I always found it helpful, whatever the eating disorder behavior, to tell myself I could do it, but I had to wait 20 minutes first. During that 20 minutes I would do something to distract myself or calm myself down and while sometimes I would still do it, other times the urges faded.

- Search for and practice other coping mechanisms to replace binging. These are different for everyone, but you can try things like meditation, mindfulness, coloring, yoga, reading, going for a walk, talking to a friend on the phone, talking to a listener here, or whatever else helps you

Good luck and take care. And if you ever need some extra support, don't hesitate to reach out to me!