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Sorry to put this on here but none of my friends really understand my issues and I'm hoping to maybe find someone on here who can relate...
I was doing so well not having binged since before the summer but I've been feeling a bit down lately and slowly slipping back into bad habits. Just let myself down big time, feel absolutely awful (stomachache and headache from the sugar) and really fighting the temptation to bring it back up as I'm scared it'll just kick start another cycle of bingeing and purging. Anyone got any advice/can relate? Would help to know I'm not alone...  |
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Im a terrible emotional eater as well. My MIL passed in october and ive been at it on and off. i watched a few youtube vids about emotional eating and binge eating and they gave a few handy tips and tricks but also explained the connections re eating and emotions etc. I hope that helps in some small way |
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"Im a terrible emotional eater as well. My MIL passed in october and ive been at it on and off. i watched a few youtube vids about emotional eating and binge eating and they gave a few handy tips and tricks but also explained the connections re eating and emotions etc. I hope that helps in some small way"
Thanks, I appreciate it. For me a cycle of bingeing and purging might get triggered by emotion but really it's an addiction, just like some people are addicted to drugs or alcohol. I was hoping that finding others with similar issues would make it easier to talk about and overcome x |
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"Im a terrible emotional eater as well. My MIL passed in october and ive been at it on and off. i watched a few youtube vids about emotional eating and binge eating and they gave a few handy tips and tricks but also explained the connections re eating and emotions etc. I hope that helps in some small way
Thanks, I appreciate it. For me a cycle of bingeing and purging might get triggered by emotion but really it's an addiction, just like some people are addicted to drugs or alcohol. I was hoping that finding others with similar issues would make it easier to talk about and overcome x"
Im sorry that youre having to go through this and id imagine its not a well publicised addiction such as the ones you mentioned. Have you tried the internet for any support groups or maybe having a look at counselling to help you understand it all and recognising the triggers and how to deal with them? Sometimes the root of all addictions are psychological and until the root of the problem is dealt with the addiction cant be healed? Im sorry i cant be more help but im sending hugs your way and i hope you will be ok xx |
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If you have a look online I bet there's a few fora you can join. I'm sorry you feel so alone with it, it must be really hard. I hope you feel better physically soon and I hope you find someone who understands xx |
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I'm also a binge eater. Did really well for a week or so, lost about 6lbs. Unfortunately I'm also an emotional eater and this week has ben tough. I don't have any tips I'm sorry but you're not alone X |
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"Im a terrible emotional eater as well. My MIL passed in october and ive been at it on and off. i watched a few youtube vids about emotional eating and binge eating and they gave a few handy tips and tricks but also explained the connections re eating and emotions etc. I hope that helps in some small way
Thanks, I appreciate it. For me a cycle of bingeing and purging might get triggered by emotion but really it's an addiction, just like some people are addicted to drugs or alcohol. I was hoping that finding others with similar issues would make it easier to talk about and overcome x
Im sorry that youre having to go through this and id imagine its not a well publicised addiction such as the ones you mentioned. Have you tried the internet for any support groups or maybe having a look at counselling to help you understand it all and recognising the triggers and how to deal with them? Sometimes the root of all addictions are psychological and until the root of the problem is dealt with the addiction cant be healed? Im sorry i cant be more help but im sending hugs your way and i hope you will be ok xx"
I have asked my doctor to be referred to counselling but talking therapy services on the NHS have years worth of waiting lists and I absolutely cannot afford to go private at the moment. The most he could do for me was to send me to CBT sessions which quite frankly did fuck all. Besides I know what the root of the problem is, I just don't know how to deal with it. I'm hesitant to go back to them with this as well as I'm now being considered for bariatric surgery and one of the stipulations is not being allowed to binge eat for an entire year before even going on the wait list. This would set me back by nearly six months...
With Internet forums I find a lot of them quite triggering, especially when I come across pro-mia sites which actually offer tips on how best to purge  I do appreciate your help and kind thoughts though xx |
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"Sorry to put this on here but none of my friends really understand my issues and I'm hoping to maybe find someone on here who can relate...
I was doing so well not having binged since before the summer but I've been feeling a bit down lately and slowly slipping back into bad habits. Just let myself down big time, feel absolutely awful (stomachache and headache from the sugar) and really fighting the temptation to bring it back up as I'm scared it'll just kick start another cycle of bingeing and purging. Anyone got any advice/can relate? Would help to know I'm not alone... "
You're not alone, I'm a recovering bulimic and things finally started to get better after 2, year long rounds of weekly therapy.
If you want to talk please do send me a message.
You're in control, you can get through this.  |
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I'm the other way I don't eat. To get control. I've had a lot of addictions to try control what's going on in my life.
It's good you noticed it's happening to you. I find talking to good friends.
Some people just don't understand what's going on in your head. |
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To be honest I think I have a bit of this too. I'd lost about a stone last year, then Christmas came and my bad habits seem to be back. I binge eat when making dinner after I come back from work instead of just eating dinner. |
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Hi. I tried to respond to you but you have ageist filters on 
Like a lot of people I love to eat sugar and fat.... we are hard wired too. That was great when we could only get it a couple of times a year but now we can get it every single day several times a day and being hard wired to gorge on it ........ we do.
So ...... DO NOT FEEL GUILTY.
I don't believe im an emotional eater. It's such a fucking cliche and i'm very confident and stable. I do believe im a mindless eater and a hedonist.
Try reading up on why people reach for snacks. There's a theory that although you can be eating well you can be depriving your body of something that it needs. Your body is screaming at you to eat it but in our society the nearest thing is a biscuit or cake....
Get some tests see what your blood says.
Then see this as a temporary blip and praise yourself for what you have already done...... then it's back in the saddle.
Sometimes a break and a treat help you to maintain your goal and your happiness x |
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