Binge eating disorder

[LoveforAll41]

It seems this particular channel is not very busy. I wondered if anyone still reads on this one and if they have any experience with the same problem.

I have found a very nice podcast about it called "The Dr. Nina show" that I think is helpful. It is weird being a male with an eating disorder...

It all stems from my anxiety and depression, and if I can keep those two in check things usually go okay if not well as far as food goes. Often I get sunday night anxiety and eat a bunch of crap, then don't exercise the next day and it is a downward spiral from there.

[CouchTater]

Hi LoveforAll41 I've just joined this forum to get some help myself. I guess mental health issues affect us all and no one is immune to falling prey at any time to their emotions. The bottom line is we are in control no matter how we look at it and we just have to find a way to remind ourselves of this and take back our power. I've been suffering for years now; first started as a teenager and on/off throughout my twenties. Took some control back but then illnesses and other disaster befell me and I'm right back at this very place that I vowed I would never return to. It's making me feeling angry to be so out of control but I'm determined to beat it. I don't deserve to treat myself like this, eating to the point of feeling so ill and enduring pain on a regular basis. Right now the urge to eat is so strong but I've pulled up my water bottle alongside and I'm telling myself it's not going to happen today. I want to be happy and feel good in my skin and not worry about food or use it as punishment or for enjoyment that is only ever temporary.

I am determined to get well so that I don't spend the rest of my natural life obese and under the power of food or my emotions. These things are difficult but for sure we can overcome like many others have done. I hope you are able to overcome your anxiety and depression to live your best life, one where you don't use food to comfort but where you accept that sometimes anxiety and depression are part of life and you may have to find new ways to deal with those that don't bring about more pressure on your body and mind. I hope I've been sensitive in my response to you and that you take some comfort in that you're not alone.

Thanks for the podcast, I'm just gathering a few bits of information to try and engage in new, less destructive behaviours. There are some Ted Talks, some free reads and taking it one day at a time.

All the best and remember, be kind to yourself.

[LoveforAll41 in reply to CouchTater]

Good to hear from you Tater! When you say that you took some control back was that counseling and/or medications or just willpower? I generally don't have a problem with food if my anxiety and depression are in check, but that is something I still have a lot of work to do on.

[CouchTater in reply to LoveforAll41]

You're welcome LoveforAll41, we've got to support each other as I've found that it's only others in the same position who really understands what we're going through. I am currently trying to take back control as I allowed my own anxieties and depression to get out of control and consume me. I've managed to get some counselling lined up for the depression and also separate therapy for the binge eating, which is such a relief. The thought of these is spurring me on to try and do a bit better for myself and I've been reminding myself that I deserve better and to feel better . It really is a difficult journey but I'm determined. I don't think willpower alone helps asthe overwhelming urge to eat takes over and I lose that battle. Hopefully you have friends and family to help you through your anxiety and depression or someone you can talk things through to prevent you slipping into bingeing. Unfortunately I don't have anyone to talk to and so I internalise, which is a shame as I thought I had a good relationship with food and myself but no man is an island and we have to get out whatever is causing us stress. It is a long road but hopefully once you're on the journey towards processing and accepting, healing can begin.

[LoveforAll41]

I have started doing ketamine and that helps a lot. I have anxiety around money a lot, I feel really bad that I don't have the income to support my family and own a home for them. We are stuck in an apartment. I am trying to get a degree online but I have a lot of anxiety around work and school and I think that I have some deep seated issues about money. I don't know that I feel worthy of money and even if I did have it I kind of feel that I should donate all of my money... Gratitude of course is a great one. I have a wonderful wife and kids but I still feel like a failure.

What does your anxiety stem from Tater?