Stop Binge Eating - Stop Overeating

I wanted to share with you 3 things to
help you in your binge eating recovery.

I bet often you feel alone and helpless about your binge
eating disorder.  Maybe You even think you are alone
in fighting it.

Well I’m here to tell you that binge eating disorder
is one of the most if not the most common eating
disorders.

Here are some eating disorder statistics.

Now on to the three things I’m going to share with you
to help you stop binge eating…

1. You aren’t alone in your binging or overeating battle.

No matter where you are at, how many times you have tried
to stop overeating, you are NOT alone.

Don’t be hard on yourself, don’t judge yourself or think
that something is wrong with you.  Binging or
overeating is often just a way to deal with negative
emotions.

Others might resort to alcohol or
simply watching tv to distract themselves from facing
those emotions.  Bingeing or overeating is no different
it’s not better or worse.

2. Binge Eaters often feel like they have to do too many
things, and please everyone.

I personally did
it all the time. When I was recovering from binge eating disorder I found out that
people-pleasing and caring what friends and others
thought of my actions was a big factor that contributed
to my stress and bingeing in the first place.

Other than having to comply with your countries legal
laws you really don’t have to do anything, care about
anyone or please anyone.  So why do we all STILL
do it?

Well with friends and family it’s often because on
some level we want them to like us. We are scared
to disappoint them or look week in their eyes. And hey
what’s wrong with that, who wants to live a lonely a life
after all?

However if you aren’t careful this can slow your
recovery from binge eating disorder.

We trick ourselves into think that our family
and friends like the version of us that we project to them,
this my friend is a LIE.

Your family and friends will accept you no matter
what, and they will be there to help you if you need it.

Believe it or not they will even accept your
Binge Eating Disorder if you were to tell them about it.

Besides here is another important point you have to
realize.  PEOPLE ARE SMART, and YOUR TRUE SELF
IS ALWAYS COMING THROUGH.

You know when you go to that family event, and you
feel like you have to be there yet don’t really want to.
Do you really think you are tricking everyone else
by acting nice and interested? Do you think people
appreciate that?

90% of people appreciate authenticity above all else.
They respect honesty.  Be honest and open with your
friends and family and they will respect you even
more.

Give this a try, I know it’s not easy, so start small,
be honest about the small things, and build it up.

This is a great first step to recovery from Binge Eating Disorder.

3. Working on being more authentic and honest is tough, so
you are probably asking, Whats in it for me?

For one you well have much more REAL & Authentic relation-
ships with people.  People will appreciate your honesty
and will be honest back.  They will feel like they can
tell you about anything.

Another major benefit is the beginning of your path to
recovery from bingeing/overeating.  Caring too much what
others think, and doing way too much people-pleasing are
two commonalities that many bingers & overeaters share.

They both generate a lot of stress among other
negative emotions that will encourage you to
binge eat.

Now make no mistake, you have to work on this
gradually.  Like I said start being more honest
with others about the small things at first.

It might not be easy, but believe me it will
remove a lot of stress, worry and resentment
from your life. And it’s the beginning of your path to
recovery from binge eating disorder.

This entry was posted on Sunday, September 7th, 2008 at 6:29 pm and is filed under Binge Eating Disorder.