Food Addiction Support Group
An individual suffering from a food addiction disorder frequently experiences episodes of uncontrolled eating, or binging, during which they may feel frenzied or out of control. They will eat much more quickly than is normal, and continue to eat even past the point of being uncomfortably full. Binging in this way is generally followed by a period of intense guilt feelings...
I know a popular school of thought on compulsive eating is that we do it to fill some sort of void in our life. This isn't always entirely true in my case, I have even done it when my life has been full and I have been in a good relationship so at those times I didn't know why I did what I did, bad habit, nutritional deficiences, stress who knows but lately I know exactly why I have had this compulsion. A guy I had been seeing for five months recently split with me. He was everything I had been looking for my whole life and I believed I had finally found something that may last. I met all his family and friends, including, most importantly his two young children who I developed a good relationship with. I had this whole future mapped out in my head, not helped by the fact that he told me he would re-marry one day, wanted more kids and took me to look at houses with him. I had a whole new life in one way, a whole new set of friends and social life in his local pub and had never been so happy. A month ago he finished with me saying he couldn't give me what I want and just wanted to be on his own (he is separated and had been for only 6 months when I met him). Ever since my eating has been appalling I have been living on ice cream, pizza and candies and I know I can't carry on with this. Only this time I have such a huge hole in my life with him cutting me out so suddenly like that that I am desperately trying to fill it. I'ts obviously not working. The hole is still there and the only differencs is that I am fatter and even more miserable. So even with insight into why, I am still carrying out this self-destructive behaviour.
i remember when my dad lost his job, he started drinking more. when i broke up with my ex, i went full force into my ED. i went down to 90lbs. i think we have to learn different tools to deal with our emotions. good emotions and bad emotions. so i dont think it is just filling a void. in my opinion it is all emotions.
i remember saying to my dad, "i understand if you need the drink to help you thru this rough time, but if it lasts more than a month or two, i will not stand by and watch, i will do something about it." he agreed and understood what i said and he stopped his daily drink within a couple of months.
i think we rely heavier on our addiction when emotions get to strong. just my thoughts on the topic.