News of Binge Eating Disorder Forum

Forgive me if this is old information, but I think it's worth mentioning (if someone hasn't already) that we should carefully examine any meds we're taking that may be influencing our impulsivity. Especially any meds that have anything to do with dopamine. I take Bupropion and Pramipexole (just switched to Ropinirole today actually) and I think both of those are having some influence on my impulsivity to some extent.

The Bupropion may be exacerbating my ...

Hello. I am new to the board. I was recently diagnosed with binge eating disorder, so I am fairly new to what most people experience with it. But what my problem is, is a complete fear of starvation. If something happens that I am in a place where I cant get enough food, or dont have time to eat, I binge later to make up for it. I dont binge out of boredom, or to ...

I’ve read through the symptoms of bing eating I’ve never been diagnosed as It’s probably not predominant issue but I feel like it fits at what point does it cross boundaries and becomes a disorder? Like for instance anorexia and Bulimia the symptoms seem to be very severe and obvious to anyone who sees the behavior as a disorder, is bing eating the same way or is it more of a hidden disorder that is ...

Ever since the lockdowns happened, we only have so much to do, and most of us had the tendency to turn to binge eating which made us gain weight.

How do you control binge eating? Or do you guys lean more toward eating healthy? Do you do some exercises?

I despise myself for binging again.
It has put me in so much pain. My head really hurts so much from this.
I truly want to stop this and never binge again but I don’t seem to be able to.
This disorder is ruining my life and my body and I can’t seem to stop it.
I am scared and I need help
Binging is such a horrific experience and it really does take over ...

A thread for people to write how they are doing and support each other :)

willow

Hey there,

first of all, I wanna say that I am not diagnosed with BED by a doctor but I know that my eating habits are far from normal. I am a 21-year old German girl struggeling with an extreme addiction to sweets. It's getting worse gradually and I am somewhat helpless.

If there is anybody who wants to chat and doesn't mind that my English isn't perfect is very welcome to message me (if ...

since i remmeber existing i HATED eating. it was like a curse for me. always hated it ,i didnt feel any need for food at all as long as i had other sources of warmth to provide energy. i was forced to eat all through my childhood and it really traumatized me i think. i always heard 'gotta eat to be strong and smart and tall etc' and i started believing it, later because of ...

I dont really know where to start with this.
I hate myself I hate my body and I hate my life. It started off comfort eating but has gotten to a point where nothing I do changes who I am so I have started eating and eating and eating forcing myself. Iv lost all care for my self image and just in general for myself. I am so miserable. I have always felt this way ...

Hello,
My name is Thomas. I am completely new here and have been looking for a forum like this for so long now. I have been struggling with binge eating for about a year now and I cannot stand it anymore. I go a couple days doing well and then I fall back in and keep getting worse. I have lost the most important thing to me which was running and being semi-good at it. ...