Compulsive overeating can also be referred to as Binge Eating. Compulsively overeating is when we eat excessive amounts of food either in the context of hunger or outside of hunger and feel “out of control”, impulsive and unable to satiate. Binge Eating which has a similar profile, in which a
Understand the Anxiety and Compulsive Eating Connection: As a survival mechanism, the human brain is hard-wired with the instinct to eat in response to hunger cues. Beginning in infancy, the brain rewards eating with “feel good” neurochemicals that produce a sense of pleasure. As children grow, feelings that are more
According to the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder in the United States. In the DSM-5, BED is described as regular episodes of consuming large quantities of food (often to the point of physical discomfort), and more than a person may
So, you had another binge followed by the usual verbal barrage of self-inflicted unmerciful cruelty. Somehow, your inner critic’s efforts to keep you in line with your food plan failed again, because low and behold, the pattern repeats itself. Want a different outcome than binging? Binge and Behavioral Chain
Food companies know food is not just used for fuel, which is why they spend billions of dollars on advertisements that remind us that food can mean happiness, fun, and even love and happy relationships. Weight loss companies also know this, so they work to tell us that they have
What to Look for in Your Evaluation by Barbara Maxwell, RN, PhD Southwest Medical Psychology The decision to seek bariatric surgery-whether it is to try to get rid of all the pills, the high blood pressure, the diabetes, the sore and aching bones, or to actually prevent the onset of
