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...
This is a large group, but posting is infrequent.
I worry that my blog-length post, where I'm basically talking myself into a healthier lifestyle, is clogging things up on this board - that many of you open the page, see that post at the top and think oh, nothing new happening here.
Just ignore my ranting and raving. I can't afford real therapy so I'm basically doing it myself. And doing it publicly keeps me accountable. But I hope to God I'm not discouraging anyone else from posting.
And, seriously, what I'm seeing in six months here is that people post once and then vanish. There will be a heartfelt :I have to make a change'; post, but very rarely any followup. Why? Let's talk about what we need, here, to make this our safe place, and make this a place where we can help each other out.
What do you need this page to be? What has stopped you from posting more?
I can identify with your first (?) post where you say you know so much but probably never "battled". I seem to have thought that someday it will just stop happening - which is true for some parts. Some things went away without me really "battling" anything, probably just a healthier environment etc.
But the binges and the excess weight won't do me that favour, I fear. Thinking of it that way (not having really tried) actually gives me some kind of hope - I am not "at the mercy" of my unpredictable eating disorder but I can do something. Not just think of it and kind of waiting for it to happen naturally.
What are you trying, what changes have you made thus far?