Binge eating disorder

[Lilmisscheeky123]

Hi all, I'm new to this platform and am looking to find some people who might be going through the same thing. I am pretty sure I have binge eating disorder and have done for some time. I feel so much shame and embarassment and feel people won't understand, I feel like I need help as food and worrying about food has taken up far too much of my life now

[Audash]

First, if you think you have eating disorder, there is a huge chance that you are right. But congrats, you make the first and hardest step : acknowledge you have a disorder.

I went from orthorexia to anorexia to binge eating to boulimia, I'm pretty sure I know how you feel.

Yes It is a lot of shame, i know it as well by buying food, eating in my car in secret and throughing the food into the first street bin I can find for my relatives not to find out.

I can also tell you things go better with time, thanks to therapy and letting go.

[crazycrossstitcher]

Time to seek some help - try your GP and ask for specialist help from ED professionals - but that can be a wait - or look to BEAT or Talk-ED - both offer support - Talk-ED have a one to one and peer led group via zoom link - I find this extremely helpful.

[Papabearish]

Oh yes me too. Hope you feel better now.

[Babyredangel]

hi there….I’m sure I have this too…..it’s like a switch is thrown and one tiny bite of something turns into a 5000 calorie day. I’ve been to the doctor about it a couple of years ago and they directed me to the nhs weight loss app. Calorie counting is all very well, but when you have little control in the binge moments it’s impossible😓 I keep searching online for advice but 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Audash in reply to Babyredangel]

Hi how are you ?

For me it was the same, actually i felt that people on the internet going through same stuff as me were better help than medical doctor. First, you have to know that eating disorders in general are not well understood. For me, I think the calorie counting was the first step into my eating disorder, it became an obsession so i don't really recommand it... The best option for me was therapy. To know the root cause of my disorder. Eating disorder is a consequence of something else, it's a mental condition way more than a physical condition (in my opinion).