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 was good for a week, then binged. Grrrr. I've noticed something odd. I binge when I'm feeling really bad or anxious....but I also binge when I'm all excited about something! This time, I'd been having a terrible time of it with my bf, and, when we fianlly got things sorted out, I binged! My excuse was: oh, but I have to celebrate!
Yeesh. I need to find some kind of middle ground here!
Well, tomorrow is day 1. Again.
I've discovered that it helps me to have a visual reminder to not binge. Because this addiction of mine is so....nonsensical. I do it, even though it makes no sense. I can't stop...
...but, I find, that if I have a little visual reminder, that can remind me of what I truly want. I usually pick a small piece of jewellery, like a ring, or a certain necklace, and that becomes my "reminder" necklace.
Then, when I'm about to make a stupid decesion, and I can't stop - it almost feels like I'm not making the decesion, like it's happening despite what I truly want - sometimes I catch a glance of the visual reminder, and that stops me.
I'm a very visual person, though...thats probably why it works for me. I guess a person could have any kind of reminder - a song, a smell, etc.
Yeesh. I need to find some kind of middle ground here!
Well, tomorrow is day 1. Again.
I've discovered that it helps me to have a visual reminder to not binge. Because this addiction of mine is so....nonsensical. I do it, even though it makes no sense. I can't stop...
...but, I find, that if I have a little visual reminder, that can remind me of what I truly want. I usually pick a small piece of jewellery, like a ring, or a certain necklace, and that becomes my "reminder" necklace.
Then, when I'm about to make a stupid decesion, and I can't stop - it almost feels like I'm not making the decesion, like it's happening despite what I truly want - sometimes I catch a glance of the visual reminder, and that stops me.
I'm a very visual person, though...thats probably why it works for me. I guess a person could have any kind of reminder - a song, a smell, etc.
Doing something nice for my appearance, like painting my toes, or putting on a face mask, seems to help, too. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's like the brushing teeth thing - it helps me feel good about my body, and then I don't wanna mess that up.