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...

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filling a void?

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I have just been overeating so much, I eat and I still feel like I wanna eat....but I'm not hungry...but I still want to eat...I feel like I'm trying to fill something that food just doesn't fill....anyone feel like this?
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all. the. time.
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isn't an awful feeling....I have this overwhelming feeling like I need to eat...and my stomach hurts cause i'm stuffed
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at times it is almost like a panic attack -- the urge, the need is so so strong --- like something horrible will happen if i don't get myself stuffed and fast.

one of the most important lessons i learned in my recovery was realizing this addiction had nothing to do with food. it had everything to do with the void. and, for me, i started making head way when i gave up focusing so much on food and started focusing on me.
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One thing I have realized is that its not only a void I am needing to fill (never felt accepted in my life at all and that is why I stuff my face) but I have some anger issues, that are not pretty... I AM getting a handle on my binging, and doing well with it overall, lost some weight even but I am finding I am lashing out more and taking things out on others which is wrong too.
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It's a void that will NEVER be filled. I think that it's a symptom of our society- we are never satisfied with what we have and can never live up to what we think we should be.
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The void will NEVER be filled. I was never satisfied with what I had and I did not belive I could be think others "shoulded" me to be.
I HAD TO LEARN THAT THE ANWSER WAS INSIDE OF ME ALL THE TIME...I JUST COULD NOT HEAR IT WITH MY HEAD IN THE BOTTOM OF A BAG OR A CONTAINER...I AM AWESOME JUST THE WAY I AM!!! AND SO ARE YOU...COEing IS A SYMPTOM NOT THE ISSUE!!!
Prayes for Peace
Respectfully,
Nicol
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