Group Support Discussion : Binge Eating Disorder
Hey everyone ! . I will be leading a Group support room Discussion on Topic " Healthy Living With A Binge Eating Disorder " in the Healthy Living Room at 1:00 pm EST on 30th december 2016 . Everyone is invited , the discussion will revolve around understanding Binge Eating Disorder and its affects on a healthy lifestlye along with coping strategies. It will basically sum up the forum discussion we had on BED through the following two posts :
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Is there a way to see this discussion? I'm sort of new to 7cups and still learning how everything works but would love to learn from the discussion if there's a way it's available? Thanks! :)
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Hey Thank You for showing your interest but the discussion was on 30/12/16 . I do lead one each friday in the Healthy Living Room on 1:00 pm EST . you can find the room under "Group Support Rooms" . This week one will be on "Food Addiction: Awareness and Coping Strategies " . you can see the upcoming discussions in the calendar. If you are interested in learning about binge Eating Disorder . You can do that by reading the following posts :
Binge Eating Disorder ( Awareness)
Coping Strategies : Binge Eating Disorder
Since I have been in high school I have been obsessed about weight and food. When I was in about 10th grade I restricted food so I would lose weight (I always had more meat on my bones than my sis and cousins). I still had this image in my mind that I was fat but my parents and everyone was concerned with how boney I was getting. I was proud that I was finally one of the skinniest girls in middle school. I felt happy and popular.
Now I realize how crazy I was. But I still have not recovered from my food issues. By the time I got to junior year I gained some weight and looked healthy, but I thought I was fat since I weighed more. Senior year I became very concerned with eating only healthy foods. All natural and only water to drink.
I still remain obsessed with food but within 6 months I have gained about [edited by Anomalia for weight specifics/triggers] pounds from binge eating. It is like I went from CRAZY healthy to CRAZY eating machine. I will eat until I hurt and feel like I cannot stop. It is horrible. I feel embarrassed and ashamed. I used to love running and was very athletic. I have avoided football games, movie nights with friends, and many other events because I feel fat and worthless. I normally just stay home and binge.
My social life, confidence, relationships, health, and school is suffering greatly. And finally I just dont know where to turn. I am like getting bored, I eat, just cause the food is there I have to eat it. And so on. You know the cycle. I try all sorts of diets and fasts, but no matter how good and how much weight I lose. I fall back into the same cycle. Comforting myself with food. Stuffing myself to numb the feelings when I am scared or worried.
What do I do next? I feel like I am barely hanging on. I dont know what to do. Im scared. Food is sometimes all I can think about. I want to be set free.
@hannamarin98 - Hi lovely, first I want to give you a big *HUG*. It's unfortunately really common for eating disorders to morph over time from one set of symptoms (e.g., restricting) to another (e.g., binging). Ultimately, it's really similar things that tend to play into any form of eating disorder and when we use it as a coping mechanism instead of finding other ways to deal with the stress and pain in our lives, it's hard to heal.
But that doesn't mean that you can't heal, just that you might need some extra support. Who do you lean on right now for help with this? Do you feel like you have people you can talk to about it? You're always welcome to reach out to me if it would be helpful.
While addressing the underlying stuff is key to making recovery stick, in the short term, addressing the symptoms can help, too. Do you notice that there are certain things that tend to trigger it? Are there times of day you feel more out of control or certain feelings or events that tend to make you feel that way?
Take care - I believe you can get through this, and you have this community to help you along the way!
