Does anyone have experience with binge/compulsive eating? If so, can you tell me a little bit about your experience with it and what causes it? I haven't seen this type of compulsion mentioned in the app...

Yes I was anorexic for two years and bulimic for 7. You are right- binging is basically a compulsion- I made myself throw up too. I had to go to inpatient treatment because I was doing it like 20 times a day, basically and addiction , very similar to OCD. Same concept- we have to accept our fears and go on living our lives and not do the compulsion.

Hey, I used to suffer with binge eating and body image a lot, I still do sometimes but not as bad. I don’t think it was OCD related but it’s usually triggered by feeling anxious or upset/angry and I think I would just turn to food for comfort but then it got out of hand

That's how I feel. It is really getting out of hand but I don't know what to do and what is causing it. Thanks for being honest ❤️

@BerryChloride I would seek help from an eating disorder specialist

I suffer with this but think it is more related to my ADHD and a generational connection with unhealthy relationships to food. It’s tough but I have learned that holding on to shame makes it so much worse.

Thanks Kat for your insight

i have to eat alot to be full. i dont know if its compulsive eating and normal but i cant just eat 1 thing and be full. fast food usually makes me full

I'll give an example. If I have a box of cookies, I can't just have 1 or a few. I keep going back and eating more and more. Until the box is empty or I feel uncomfortably full

@BerryChloride oh i see, yeah i dont think i have that.