Recovery

I want to ask, how did you recover? What was your reason?

Does anyone actually know how to recover? I’ve been battling overeating for a while, mostly I’ve just had thoughts about it, and not actually gave in. It’s either my favorite food or mostly candy.

I feel that my situation is very different from others, cause I also have ARFID, you don’t hear much about that together with food addiction.

I have tried contacting specialists, apparently there’s the longest wait in history, and I think there’s a pretty big chance of being invalidated by them.

I usually know what the problems are, I always figure it out, but not this. It has to be some psychological issue?

I’ve noticed that I forget about other stuff when I do something I REALLY like to do, including forgetting about food. But distracting myself only seems like a temporary solution to a huge problem.

I deter away from this site a lot, cause it’s probably more effective to get help IRL, but since I have to wait multiple months for help, I’m asking here. Should I get a therapist? If so, would it be better to get one that focuses on food? My problems may not lie with food, but more with some things I have other places. It’s a tiring journey to find the right help.

I want to ask, how did you recover? What was your reason?