Eating Disorder Resource centre of Ireland
COMPULSIVE OVEREATING OR BINGE EATING DISORDER
Compulsive overeating or binge eating disorder is rather like bulimia.
It is characterised with a loss of control and distress about the binge
eating behaviour. These episodes with food may occur when alone, At night,
and have an emotional association with loneliness, unhappiness, or low self esteem. Unlike the bulimic they do no
resort to vomiting or purging to control their weight so as such are likely
to have weight or become overweight.
Binge eating disorder is characterised as being an individual who binge eats but who does not use behaviour's such as fasting or vomiting to lose weight. These individuals are also referred to as Compulsive overeaters, emotional or food addicts. Many suffer from debilitating patterns of eating for self-soothing rather than eating as a result Os a physiological cue. This results in weight gain and obesity as the body.
Many report feelings of numbness, dissociation, calmness, or a sense of ease after binge eating episodes are associated with
- Eating more rapidly than normal
- Eating until feeling uncomfortably full
- Eating large amounts of food when not hungry either
- Eating alone due to being embarrassed by how much is being consumed
- Feeling depressed, disgusted, or guilty after overeating
- Inability to stop or control the behaviour with food
Binge eating was first observed and reported in studies on obesity in
the late 1950's by DR Albert Standard of the university of Pennsylvania.
In the 1980's additional studies an obesity and bulimia showed that many
people have binge eating problems. Biological and biochemical predisposition's
play a role in binge disorder.
Treatment focus should be paced on the individuals binge eating, Compulsions with food, inability to control food, and the abuse of food as a method of coping with anxiety and other emotional issues. Any attempt to lose weight before resolving any psychological, Or emotional issues to lose weight before resolving any psychological, or emotional issues will most likely result in failure.
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