Understanding Binge and Emotional Eating - Without Shame or Pressure
The restriction cycle and rebuilding safety around food In Part 1, we explored why eating around other people can feel exposing – and why secrecy may offer temporary safety. But avoiding food while others...
For some people, eating is not simply about hunger, taste or enjoyment. It can also feel exposing. You may feel comfortable eating alone, but tense when someone else is nearby. You might wait until...
One of the most difficult things about shame is that it rarely wants to be seen. For many years, I thought I was hiding because I was embarrassed about my eating. I thought if...
There are moments when the urge can feel almost immediate. You might not even notice how you got there. One minute you’re doing something else, and the next you’re standing in the kitchen, or...
When the urge to binge feels strong, it can be difficult to know what to do. In those moments, everything can feel quite immediate. Like something is already in motion, and trying to stop...
There are moments when the urge feels strong. Not something you’re thinking about, something you’re already in. A pull towards food that feels immediate, and difficult to step away from. And in those moments,...
Sometimes when people talk about binge eating, the conversation quickly turns to the amount of food. Someone might say they “binged” a whole bag of chocolate, and others respond by saying that doesn’t really...
There can be a point where food doesn’t just feel like something you enjoy. It feels like the only thing that works, the one thing you can rely on. The one thing that will...
There’s a moment that many people recognise. You’ve started eating, and somewhere in the back of your mind, there’s a quiet awareness that you could stop, but it doesn’t feel like a real option....
Many people believe that recovery from binge eating should look like a sudden shift. A day where everything clicks into place. A moment where the urges disappear and things finally feel easy. But in...
For many people, the urge to binge feels like something that needs to be controlled. The instinct is often to say: Don’t do it. Be stronger. You need more willpower. But for many, the...