I'm 17 and can't stop binge eating. It's ruining my life. Please help me!?

Question

I'm a 17 year old girl, and for quite a few months now, i have developed this problem with food. I can't seem to stop myself binge eating. I don't do it every day but i do it at least 3 times a week. It's terrible, and afterwards i can't stop crying because i feel so down and ugly after doing it. In fact, i have binged all day today. I just get this urge to eat and i can't stop thinking about food. It's all i can think about and at that moment it's like all i need to make me happy is food so i eat and eat and eat. I only stop when i feel like i'm going to be sick and that's when i come to my senses and begin to feel terrible, emotionally and physically. I don't know why i keep binge eating like this. I don't eat unhealthily. In fact, on the days when i don't binge eat, i eat very healthily. This is my typical diet:

Breakfast= Either weetabix or porridge or muesli with fruit

Lunch= Brown bread sandwhich with tuna fish, or low fat cottage cheese.

yoghurt with mixed nuts and sunflower seeds

fruit

Dinner= Salmon fillet, with carrots broccoli and a sweet potato

Dessert= Fruit with quark (soft low fat cheese)

I also make sure i exercise, going to the gym at least 3 times a week. So why do i keep binging like this?? I don't know why i do it. Well today i started off eating healthily but then i felt like treating myself at lunch time and i had some cake, and then one thing led to another. I started to feel extremely guilty about eating the cake, and i kind of felt like drowning my sorrows i guess which is why i binged all day. God, i wish i could stop doing it. It makes me so depressed. How can i get on top of this binge eating problem?? I just want to be normal. Please help me.

XX

Answer 1

First off, relax. You are normal. Society and the glossy magazines try to tell us so many things are "psycho problems" and there must be something wrong with us. Sometimes when we feel hungry, we really need to drink water. Who's making you feel guilty about what you eat? Find someone you feel comfortable talking about this with and someone who U.N.D.E.R.S.T.A.N.D.S (  I know it isn't easy, but talk about it - whatever you don't express, you depress ) - do a search on co-dependency and look at why you aren't being your best friend.

Answer 2

YOU ARE GETTING PARANOID MANNN! Its just food! Forget abt it! Its very good that you follow this diet. But i think the oroblem is that you dont really believe to urself. i bet you are normal weight. Now, when you feel like eating this lot say to urself a big NO and do something else. DAY BY DAY YOU WILL BE BETTER.

good luck xxXxx Really hope it helps. GO OUT SEE LIFE. LIFE IS FUN!!!! BE HAPPY!! food isnt something to really bother you. THERE ARE SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN THIS WORLD. srr if i didnt help but it all depents on you to stop doing it. GOOD LUCK...

Answer 3

Look, don't worry. It doesn't mean you are disgusting or repulsive or have BED or anything. Keep eating healthily during the day and keep doing exercise- especially cardio.

Target the time of day when you tend to "binge". It might be after school, late at night, etc. Then at that time tell yourself NO and leave the kitchen. Be in a room with no food around and do something to take your mind off it, like watch TV or call a friend. Now would also be a good time to go out and get some exercise.

Try and go a whole week without doing it to start off with and gradually, you'll stop needing to altogether.