Posted by super on June 8, 2001, at 9:18:03
In reply to Re: binge eating disorder » super, posted by tina on June 7, 2001, at 16:33:49
Hi, Tina,
Thanks for all the warm wishes. I hope things work out for you too. I know how it feels when people ignore the problem. I'm on the thin side (mainly because I compensate for bingeing by running, but I also I was blessed with a decent metabolism) and so people are reluctant to take my pleas for help very seriously. Rather, they tell me I have a problem with body image! In fact, half the time I feel like some of my friends and family would prefer that I was fat, so I'd be less competition for them. My problem is not body image--it's that I actually look forward to times when I'm alone so I can binge (like I'll get impatient for my g/f to go to sleep so I can binge) and when I start eating, I feel like I have to eat everything in the house!
Actually, I was talking to my g/f last night and we agreed that the main problem I have is impulse control. She gets really mad at me because I'm so impatient to wait for the "walk" signal when crossing the street and I have nearly gotten hit a couple times. I wonder if this impulse control problem is related to my bipolar, and if my bipolar was better controlled, then my binge eating wouldn't be so bad...yet, I'm reluctant to increase my mood stabilizer dose because I feel like it'll make me fat.
> Hey Supe
> NO, knowing why i do it hasn't helped me to change the behaviour....YET. I think it will though, in time. I know I'm more of an emotional eater ie: I eat in times of stress and without realizing that I'm actually eating.
> Sometimes I look down at my hands and see food in them and wonder how it got there. It's like an out of body experience for me. Like, who is that stuffing that food in MY mouth??
> Anyway, I'm in the process of finding the proper doc to help me too. I have had a regular pdoc but she proved to understand nothing about this disorder and said it was no big deal. Yeah, right, not to HER maybe.
> Anyway, this site helped me alot. I got it from a friend and I hope it helps you too.
> My thoughts and warm wishes are with you Super
> Tina
> www.edreferral.com/?clkd=wm
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> > Hi Tina,
> > Yes, I would be interested in finding an eating disorder doc. I haven't even told my p-doc about the extent of my problem eating. I keep thinking the problem is temporary and will go away. (I don't know why I think this since I have had the problem since junior high school at least, if not childhood). For me binge eating almost seems compulsive, like smoking was when I used to smoke. I feel like I need to overeat to make myself feel satisfied, when really, instead of relaxing me, it winds me up. I really want to get over this now. I'm curious if you have had any success in changing your behavior by analyzing why you are doing it? For me, I know the eating is somehow related to lonliness and the need to nurture myself, but knowing this doesn't seem to stop me from continuing to binge. Thank you for your feedback!
> >
> > > > Has anyone successfully overcome binge eating disorder? I lost weight for a while when I was living alone in a place that had mice (so I didn't keep any food in the house). Now I live with my girlfriend who loves food (and she also has a problem with overeating, though I don't think her problem is as bad as mine) and who freaks out when the refrigerator starts to look empty.
> > > >
> > > Most binge eating disorders centre around a psychological cause, it's true. I'm not sure if substitution(masturbation) is a good idea either. I too have binge eating disorder and finding the root cause is the only answer. It's about stuffing down your emotions with food. find out why you are repressing and what you are repressing and you may get some relief from the eating.
> > > Also, seeing an eating disorder psych is paramount. Most regular psychiatrists don't know how to specifically deal with eating disorders and finding one trained and with experience in the techniques to overcome this problem would be best. If you want more information about how to find an eating disorder doc, just let me know ok?
> > > good luck
> > > Tina
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