Causes Of Binge Eating Disorder And Symptoms: Overeating CausesFood And FeelingsBinge eating can be considered one of many eating disorders. Anytime we binge we are probably overeating. A bingeing disorder usually begins for three reasons. Eating because of boredom, eating because of emotional upset, or eating because of food deprivation from dieting. Dieting to reduce calories is not the way towards losing weight. Most people who go on a diet to reduce calories will end up bingeing when their emotions are out of balance, which happens to the best of us. One of the hardest things to conquer in life is our appetites. This isn't an impossibility, but it can be very hard. We may stick to our new diets for the short term, but in the end our appetite wins out. It happens to many of us.
Food Deprivation From DietingReduce calorie diets seldom ever work in the long run. If a person feels deprived of food they are more apt to binge, which is a totally unhealthy way to eat. Most people don’t make wise food choices when they binge.They usually go for the ice cream, chocolate, potatoes chips and donuts. These foods are ok once in a great while, but not for the person who is bingeing two, three, or four times a week! We’ve all binged at some time in our life. Bingeing can become out of control, though, especially if it becomes a habit. It is sort of like a sober alcoholic who falls off the wagon, and then goes out on a three-day drinking binge – very unhealthy. Just like the alcoholic the binger may eat, and eat, and eat until they are sick. The binge eater is really addicted to food and may have other eating disorders besides binge eating. Bulimia is closely related to a binge disorder.
How Food Becomes Our Best FriendBingeing and over eating is only a symptom of an underlying emotional issue within the individual. Many times when a person is feeling depressed, anxious, angry, or resentful they deal with these emotions through addiction to food.Food becomes their best friend, just like the bottle is the best friend to the alcoholic. When they eat the foods they love and that taste good, it makes them feel better emotionally. But this feeling is only temporary. Binge eating our emotions away is not the answer. It is not conducive to good health in the physical or emotional sense. If we aren’t feeling well mentally, emotionally, or spiritually we absolutely need to get to the bottom of our troubles so we don’t make ourselves unhealthy through bingeing. Seek counseling from someone who has had a problem with bingeing in the past. Food will never take the place of a good therapy session with someone you can trust.
The Addiction To FoodSome days the binger can go all week with eating only healthy foods and not overeating too. In fact, they may eat a healthy fare all week, only to binge four out of the seven days of the next week. This is why it is called binge eating.Overeating may consist of eating out in fast food restaurants in between meals; eating unhealthy foods like chips and cake for dinner; and secretly hiding food away and eating it when everyone is asleep. This is when binge eating has become an addiction.
Getting Help From Overeaters AnonymousThere is help and support for a bingeing disorder. Overeaters Anonymous helps people through the 12- steps to recovery from food addiction and overeating.Just like all addictions, it takes your willingness to stop in your addiction and heal yourself through your higher power. Addiction is not just a physical disorder but it is also emotional and spiritual. At Overeaters Anonymous you will meet other people just like you, who are also having a problem with this eating disorder. Complete recovery will happen if you allow it to happen! There is help and there is hope. Source: https://www.oa.org/
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