Binge Eating Disorder

Recovery is possible! Healing occurs when individuals identify that something needs to change with their relationship with food and body.

Warning Signs

• Recurrent episodes of binge eating. An episode of binge eating is characterized by both the following:

  • The binge eating episodes are associated with three (or more) of the following:

  • Eating much more rapidly than normal

  • Eating until feeling uncomfortably full

  • Eating large amounts of food when not feeling physically hungry

  • Eating alone because of feeling embarrassed by how much one is eating

  • Feeling disgusted with oneself, depressed, or very guilty afterward

  • Binge eating occurs, on average, at least once a week for 3 months

Stop blaming yourself, there are other causes than a lack of "will power"

• Biological: Biological abnormalities, such as hormonal irregularities or genetic mutations

• Psychological: A strong correlation has been established between depression and binge eating. Body dissatisfaction, low self-esteem, and difficulty coping with feelings can also contribute to binge eating disorder.

• Social and Cultural: Traumatic situations, such as a history of sexual abuse, can increase the risk of binge eating. Overall societal pressures to be thin, which are typically influenced by media, can trigger emotional eating. Persons subject to critical comments about their bodies or weight may be especially vulnerable to binge eating disorder.

Treatment

Healing and therapy goes beyond diet and exercise, integrating evidence-based strategies to address the true causes of feeling out of control with food. Therapy at WellMinded Counseling offers a non-diet, weight-inclusive mindset and fuses mental health, education, and exercise/movement, to support lasting recovery for adults and adolescents.

Through wellness coaching and therapy, you can begin to normalize eating patterns, manage stress, improve health-related quality of life issues, and establish deeper connections with others.