Need Accountability

By 1mmiller on Fri, 02-24-12, 23:06

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Binge Eating

SO I have had a problem binge eating for years, ever since my mom died when I was 8... and now I'm almost 22. I eat and eat my feelings away. If I am just sitting around I have to stuff my face in order to not have to think about what is really going on just so I can have something to do. I hate food. I always try to exercise and eat less, but then I end up going on a huge binge. But the funny thing is- I'm still over weight. I am about 5'4 and weigh 135lbs. It is so embarrassing because in high school i hardly ate anything, but weighed 120lbs. I dont know why I have such a desire to be thin. I don't know where it comes from. I just need some accountability in my life and a network of people who can say they are having some of the same issues.

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By CK on Tue, 02-28-12, 10:31

Have you ever tried therapy to help you work through the pain and emotional reasons that lead to your binges? I think that in addition to this site therapy would be hugely benefitial.

Here are some treatment options for treating Binge Eating Disorder:

Researchers and therapists have identified four treatments options that seem to be effective in the treatment of BED. The include medications, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), behavioral weight loss therapy, and interpersonal therapy. Medication treatment involves antidepressant drugs SSRIs, which lessen the effects of dysphoric mood and thus alleviate the symptoms of BED. CBT has been proven to be the most effective and widely used form of therapy for BED sufferers. CBT focuses on teaching people to overcome impulses to binge eat and start to think about food in a different way. Self-monitoring therapy is a subset of CBT that takes the patient through several stages and encourages them to review their progress on a weekly basis. Studies confirm that CBT combined with some form of medication is the best recipe for treating BED and having an improved chance (of) recovery.
(Brainphysics.com)

So glad you found the site.

-CK

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