ADHD and Binge Eating With Nicole DeMasi

ADHD AND BINGE EATING WITH NICOLE DEMASI
#adhd #bingeeating #bingeeatingrecovery
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Join Nicole and me as we look at the link between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and binge eating. We cover:
What ADHD is, how to recognise the symptoms and get a diagnosis
How it shows up differently in women
The impact ADHD symptoms have on eating behaviours increasing susceptibility to binge eat.
Tips about how to create balance with food if you struggle with ADHD traits
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[@ghostvanilla5351]

I know the adhd people are scrolling through comments while watching

[@Yoitskale]

Guilty😂❤

[@ilil5626]

😂

[@zezezep]

scrolling thru comments on laptop, using tictok on phone

[@peachsharon38]

😂

[@margrose5]

Yep

[@wildgeese5707]

I have inattentive type ADHD and have been a binge eater since early childhood. I suspected in recent years that it was the drive for dopamine. It never felt as simple as “just” emotional eating.

[@TheBingeEatingTherapist]

Such a complex area and we still don’t fully understand all the functions of dopamine yet. I wish we could get to the point where we actually scan people’s brains so they can see what’s actually going on, rather than diagnosing on a cluster of symptoms

[@SarahSmith-xp9fz]

YES!!!! 100% can relate.

[@stefanallard3084]

Binge eating is proven to be parasitic, google candida suguar cravings These parasites also gives adhd/autism side effects

[@hannahhissink2388]

I was diagnosed with both ADHD and Binge eating, I find myself late at night hyper focused on food and start obsessing over what I should eat. Then I get to the point were I feel so guilty about the food I want and make myself think I eat it. And I noticed when it comes to dieting and or meal planning becomes to much for me, and it all goes down hill and I find I eat way more when I focus on eating healthy

[@hannahhissink2388]

And it’s gotten to the point where other I starve myself or just eat and gain weight consistently and have zero clue how to help myself! And I can’t get a grip on my weight/mental health

[@keschmesch]

Omg!!! Sameee

[@brandydinsmore8214]

Weight watchers just got me hungry as well in the old days. I am more likely to go from not being able to fall asleep to standing in the kitchen. Even if its healthyish food, its quite late and likely boredom eating, I guess.

[@c.mac.new_]

WOW. I have just been diagnosed with adhd and Nicole just explained my life and struggles to me in simple terms. Since I had a child 5 years ago, I have suffered with BED. The stress and paradoxically, the boredom, are almost certainly driving a lot of it. I had suspected this, but this podcast made it so much simpler to understand. Thank you ❤❤❤

[@jackiehammerton]

Thank you so much for exploring the possible link between ADHD and binge eating. We might finally find ways of managing this aspect of our behavior instead of diet culture saying, “You just don’t have will power.” I’ve been telling myself lately, “You’re stimming” and this awareness helps me take 10 minutes to breathe and be still (sometimes I listen to guided meditation, I color in my journal) and that has helped so much! I haven’t binged in over a week. ❤

[@Moonless87]

I was diagnosed with ADHD (and autism spectrum disorder) last year at the age of 36 (I'm female) as a child I wasn't interested in food at all and only ate very small portions. As a result I was underweight during my childhood and teenage years. I only started to binge food when I moved to my own apartment at 22 years old. I quikly started to gain weight and was overweight for many years. Only after I was put on ADHD medication during january this year, my binge eating completely disappeared. I also used to have problem with alcohol (like I bought it several times a month and drank in large quantities alone in my apartment) but I haven't had the need to buy any ever since I started to use concerta. For me, the ADHD medication stopped my binge eating and alcohol @bus€. I say "for me" because sadly ADHD medication doesn't do that to everyone using it. I think one of the reasons why I started to binge food when I moved to my first own apartment was because I come from a big family (six of us and our parents. No, we are not part of some religious group, my parents just wanted a big family) and my ADHD brain simply was bored to live alone and as a response started to fixate on food. I'm glad people seem to talk more about the relation between ADHD and binge eating. (Sorry for any possible spelling errors, english isn't my mother language)

[@zeynepsahin3822]

Which medication benefits you ?

[@notbroken4342]

My ADHD and Autism were identified when I was 53. I am now 56. Thanks so much for this video. I will definitely listen to it a few times to take it all in.

[@jenniferlewis8093]

I struggle with both of these issues and wanted to watch this video but was struggling to pay attention. 1.5 playback speed for the win!

[@TheBingeEatingTherapist]

I love a bit of 1.5 playback! 🤣

[@salmamuhammad1944]

I'm lucky to watch this when I'm on "hyperfocus" mode 😂

[@Chapter2Life]

High5! I aways watch YT with an increased playback speed.

[@crystalhull1677]

Same😂

[@zerere_]

Oooo x2 for me

[@tomalol9772]

Looking forward to this one! Diagnosed ADHD a few months ago and have struggling with binge eating for the past 4-5 years.

[@TheBingeEatingTherapist]

I hope it’s useful. Nicole was great and breaks it down really well

[@KhalanaRedthorne]

I'm late diagnosed ADHD and I suspect BED but I don't quite fit the criteria. I just recently tried Contrave to help, and the quiet I felt from by brain was so strange. It felt like going from a loud room with hundreds of people to just silence. I was finally able to notice and honour when I was hungry, and when I was full, but I had no idea prior to this just how out of touch with those signals I was. I'm not able to continue with the medication unfortunately, which is what led me to your video. I found this extremely helpful, so thank-you for making it!

[@petyavelikova5066]

I know its an old post but are you still having results with Contrave? I am taking Wellbutrin and Naltrexone but it worked the first 4 months and since then it works like 30%, i can see the difference when I stopp it altogether, obsessing about food is back and the food noise.

[@Narebika]

I would also add “giving yourself permission to feed yourself with love” You deserve to eat healthy! Learning to love myself on a daily basis has been what has helped me maintain a healthy body. This is coming from an Autistic and ADHD mind.

[@wildgeese5707]

ADHD binge eater here! Thank you so much!

[@TheBingeEatingTherapist]

I hope you find it helpful! ❤️❤️

[@mindfuleats4517]

The fact that those with ADHD. swing between hyper focusing and almost hyper vigilant shows that the underpinning architecture is there. The problem seems to be with wilfully using the different parts of the attention system. Hyperfocus utilizes the orienting part of the system whilst the alerting system results in a broader monitoring of everything in the environment. Amishi Jha (neuroscientist and attention researcher) is a great resource . Personally I overcame decades of binge eating when I learned how to strengthen and wilfully direct these sub systems through mindfulness.

[@TheWalkingNomadTours]

I have ADHD and struggle with overeating too, It's such a tight link

[@kathleenhillier6765]

On my 2nd therapy session it was suggested that I may have ADHD. I resonate with so much of this. Burying myself in my work and thinking I can push eating a bit longer, then I am so hungry that I end up making poor decisions... 🤯

[@rachelm79]

I disagree that the impulsivity is harder to deal with when you’re really hungry. I binge impulsively when I have just had breakfast or lunch, as well as when I’m hungry. Loving this discussion though.

[@annstewart9693]

me too

[@rachelbuckley4499]

Yeah sometimes if I eat it like revs it up and makes me hungrier

[@anneclaros6163]

@@rachelbuckley4499 I have noticed that if I eat food that contains sugar, even rice or oats, or frozen berries, it will trigger binge eating. My brain just revs up and I just want to binge eat like crazy. It's so hard! Gotta completely eliminate sugar or else I just loose it. I know how you feels. I'm the same.

[@margrose5]

@@anneclaros6163I believe that’s true for everyone to some extent because of the effects of carbs and sugar on blood sugar spikes and falls.

[@Beto-o1y]

Hi Sarah, Your youtube channel should receive an award for providing this kind of content!!! It is so helpful to learn everything has been said on this video. Both of you are the nicest therapists, thank you for being so open and honest, it is really helpful, both of you give me hope to keep building my healing process. 💕💕💕💕💕👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheBingeEatingTherapist]

I’m so glad you’re here Andrea, that you found my little channel from all the way in 🇨🇱 😍

[@Beto-o1y]

@@TheBingeEatingTherapist I am the luckiest person on earth because I found your youtube channel 💕👍I found you on youtube due to your great conversation with Emma on her Therapy in a Nutshell youtube channel. There are days that is hard to quantify how lucky I feel for finding Emma's channel and your youtube channel Sarah because I feel extremely happy for. Both of you are changing my life completely. Big hug from Chile 💕

[@beingpatient]

I agree 100% this video is SO helpful, thank you so very much ❤

[@ybbammar31x]

T1d at 11, binge eater through youth, 32 and Diagnosed with adhd. The struggle is real. 😫

[@Narebika]

I deal with boredom by planning creative things that so want to do later that day and imagine those things which raises my dopamine levels. I’ve known that eating often isn’t beneficial because it raises your insulin levels which can cause insulin resistance. Fir me, planning to eat 3 times per day healthy and complete meals has helped me.

[@sherlandealexandre8446]

This whole video described literally everything I’ve been going through. Thank you for this❤️

[@geraldlewis8272]

I'm going watch this video over and over again

[@Rustysheriffsbike]

I was diagnosed with ADHD 6weeks ago and in my assessment we discussed my eating habits. I never realized I had a binge eating disorder too. I've always been very conscious of my body composition but have only been able to maintain good eating habits and healthy weight when I've been in hyperfocus. The rest of the time I'm embarrassed about what I binge on. Just about to start stimulant medication and hoping to see a different in my dietary choices.

[@proofpink]

Any update? I binge eat and I’m starting adhd meds tmrw

[@Rustysheriffsbike]

@@proofpink I am also starting Elvance tomorrow.

[@yarapinto7957]

Hi Guys, any difference using ADHD meds?

[@Rustysheriffsbike]

​@yarapinto7957 yes I've noticed a huge difference since starting meds. Still the occasional binge but I've lost around 5kg in weight over the last year.

[@marie-michelebolduc776]

This was eye-opening, I will definitely listen to it again. Thank for for sharing such great content!

[@MithMathy]

I don't know if I binge per se, but I have terrible interoception in addition to eating as an ADHD stim. I never feel full/satisfied - even when I eat to the point that I'm overfull and getting reflux (unless I'm anxious or so interested in something other than food that I'm excited to get back to that once I've had enough).

[@ObsidianBird]

You just keep helping me - life changing channel...

[@TheBingeEatingTherapist]

Thank you! 🙏 Much appreciated💙

[@leahlatifi]

So much good information and pretty accurate in my experience, as a ADD person myself! Thank you for sharing

[@TheBingeEatingTherapist]

Thanks Leah! I’m glad it was useful ❤️❤️

[@peachsharon38]

This was absolutely wonderful.Thank you so much for the validation.I appreciate you both.We need more of this ❤️

[@TheDogpound99]

I think this video just saved my life. Thank you 🙏🏼 ❤

[@toni5543]

I identify hard with the blonde lady saying when you have a parent like that undiagnosed it is normal to you. I remember telling my mum I learn slower than everyone else. I dont know any of my times tables. I think I have ADHD and dyscalculia at least. I have meltdowns that arnt always predictable. I'm trying to learn to predict them better. I have tics too which can be caused by ADHD. I am in the UK on a waiting list that will take years. Sigh.

[@hippychicken82]

This is such an amazing video thank u so much, i have definitely got adhd , going to private, ive always said my eating and adhd traits are linked!

[@TheGoofygirl67]

I can’t tell you what a revelation this has been for me, it’s huge! Thank you SO much ❤️🌷🙏🏼 Xx

But what about intermittent fasting? Because ot feels so good, it's healthy, and in the moment it helps my binge episodes. But after a week it triggers my binge eating for weeks to get rid of. Qlso healthy snacks alternative doesn't help because nuts and stuff, then i eat handfull of raisins and nuts which is really abusive to the guts at that point. Or quinoa, then i eat a pot that is supposed to be for 3 people. Can't stop till it's finished. I am helpless.

[@marcythiemet5125]

Venlafaxine was a game changer for me. It works on the parasympathetic nervous system rather than ssri receptors. I finally know what calm feels like.

[@thecrazydisneyparksfanatic921]

I’ve not actually been fully diagnosed, but had been going through a lot of therapy, and all that to get the actual diagnosis, some of the ones there that I’ve talked to, and have told them about all of the stuff that I’ve dealt with for almost my whole life, came to the conclusion that I probably do have it, that out of the way I’ve dealt with binge eating and weight gain and the lack of exercise my whole life, it especially got bad in high school

[@dojo_kat]

"Now or not now"!!! Time blindness, or timewarps as I call them, are a huge struggle for me. I'm so glad you are discussing this issue in the context of ADHD. There are so many complex ADHD symptoms that intersect with binge eating.

[@tomgaumont2502]

This is so validating to my story. Thanks for posting. Do you know of a psychotherapist who uses your theoretical and treatment paradigm in the New England area?

[@TheBingeEatingTherapist]

I’m glad it resonated with you ❤️ I’m sorry, I don’t know anyone in the New England area. I don’t have any professional contacts in the US I’m afraid 🫤

[@stephaniegagne3376]

Not sure where you are, but my therapist has been going over intuitive eating with me. Your best bet is to find someone who specializes in ADHD. That’s how I found my therapist

[@Agoraz123]

So helpful! Years ago I was tested for ADHD but the test was a game and I have super focus with games. She said I was borderline ADHD but not enough for a diagnoses. So after all these years I have just thought I was a crazy kind of person. My thoughts constantly flying through my head, I have a horrid time with food regulation, and I finally understand why I have such a hard time with time management. I have to play sudoku while watching KZbin videos just to focus and before I know it is 4am. Thank You for this! I really appreciate it.

[@KarinaSelfmade]

Thank you so much for this important talk and for linking all the resources 💙💛

[@taghiabiri3489]

For once a really helpful video, thank you! ❤

[@brttnyt]

In my boredom I would eat, but I found I just want to taste something. I never thought it being for stimulation. Thank you for posting.

[@jojofeeney]

I think the video was good. In my experience, diagnosed at 65, binge eating is pretty well entrenched as a life coping mechanism. So, doing much better with a regular eating schedule but I can't have treats in the house, and I am just ok with that for now. I am not as hungry or as frantic if I have a good selection of food around. But for anyone starting out, I wouldn't recommend having your favorite binge food around-- that's too hard at the outset. I also find I am making my meals taste way better and that is relieving some of the anxiety as well.

[@You-are-THEONE]

I have been to my MD and other MD's about my "overeating" because it's not really just overeating, but they never took ownership of me and really investigated what was going on. Just told me the typical calories per day and exercise that I need. But its not just that! I really try....im 44 years old and I'm understanding more what's going on. I've never had help.

[@mlouw8218]

I was watching one of your videos last night and meant to leave a comment asking if you knew anything about neurodiversity!

[@TheBingeEatingTherapist]

I’m getting asked more and more about it as people are realising they may have neurodiverse traits. It’s still an area where there isn’t a great deal of research yet

[@mlouw8218]

Indeed! Because my disordered eating started in my early teens, and that’s often when autism and adhd challenges become more apparent in girls, it’s hard for me to tell if some of my symptoms have always been present or are actually the result of disordered eating.

[@brandydinsmore8214]

May I ask what differentiated between a “binge” amount of food and eating at not great times like 1 am when not working 2-3 shift) or reasons (boredom, sadness?) but the amount of food perhaps isn’t harmful in itself. Is it the feeling of compulsion or obsessing on food while doing other things what makes it different?

[@Yanaristocrat]

Anyone have any positive experience treating BED with Vyvanse, Adderall or Concerta?

[@serenalinn]

I have done my best binge eating without watching TV or a smart phone.

[@mrmanic4151]

Point of information that might be handy. There is some evidence that treatment of ADHD symptoms over the long term can lead to remission. If a child with ADHD is put on medication, over the long term, there have been permanent changes observed in brain function such that a diagnosis of ADHD may no longer fit.

[@stephaniegagne3376]

I’ve found that my ADHD medication stopped being effective so I’ve had to switch medications

[@fleurmal7648]

I started therapy recently and my therapist sent me a bunch of ADHD assessment surveys cause she thinks I have it. Have to wait till next week to go over it. I went to therapy for binge eating though lol. I'm sitting here watching this like 👁👄👁 cause so much of this fits for me.

[@maryhelen3]

Did u have ADHD?

[@fleurmal7648]

@maryrobinson2436 Yes, officially diagnosed now!

[@maryhelen3]

At least you know now. I have been a binge eater for as long as I can remember. Randomly a stranger on a beach asked me if I had adhd... so now I'm researching and making the connection

[@traceyannsummers9819]

I'm struggling and am on thec2yr weighting list, I'm 39yr and have binge eating problems, and also OCD.

[@melannefranks5525]

Omg so understand this

[@barbaramartin6716]

I'm sure I have this. I went to a Dr and asked about it once about 12 yrs ago and he dismissed it. So I've never brought it up again. How do I find help? Its so hard for me to bring this up with a Dr. Do I need medical help for this?

[@TheBingeEatingTherapist]

You can speak to your GP. Some people seek medical help because there is medication (which a Dr has to prescribe) and this helps some people. Some people just like knowing whether they fit the criteria and then they go away and educate themselves about ways of managing it. You can get private assessments. I don’t know the best place to sign post you for this so you my want to join some online ADHD support groups and ask around

[@Mrslsel]

I got a referral for psychiatrist from GP. A psychiatrist is more familiar with adhd and prescribing instead of a GP. Good luck. It took me almost 4 years to get adhd help, again, due to a prior alcohol problem, regardless of my 2006 adhd diagnosis. I had to be re- evaluated again, and am combined type. I struggle with BED, and had anorexia & bulimia issues as a teen.

[@kit.e6864]

always felt they were connected.. when I brought it up to my psychiatrist I think they are connected, they brushed it off thinking I just wanted vyvannse or adhd meds for weight loss ..noooo doc, that's just one aspect of adhd i'm struggling with.

[@bonnacon1610]

It should be renamed AAED or something (Abundant Attention Executive Dysfunction).

[@alleyinn1]

Im sad the audio was so muddled. I couldnt hear the guest.

[@danielavonkanel4249]

The only two things that help to overcome binge eating due to Adhd impulsivity are sports and medication. Also they should admister Ritalin etc. as off label use medication on obese patients to loose weight.. Its all about Brainchemistry...

[@mlouw8218]

I just watched this interesting video on brain studies of people with bulimia, and they mention how some of the same brain regions seem to be affected as in people with adhd (it sounds like they don’t know if bulimia creates the same problems, or if bulimia is just one possible result of something structural). Anyways, I thought you (Sarah) and other viewers might be interested. Here’s the link :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5uahKOclKuFotU

[@TheBingeEatingTherapist]

Looks interesting! Thanks for sharing, I will find some time over the next day or two to listen to it 🙂

[@mlouw8218]

👍 Lol, I’m always excited to share things with people and forget about the time aspect 🙃

[@TheBingeEatingTherapist]

I’m always up for recommendations!!

[@mlouw8218]

@@TheBingeEatingTherapist Ok, good 😅

[@haroldporter1445]

❤

[@isabellepersson9755]

the host should probaly get tested for adhd x

[@geraldlewis8272]

Interest in g video

[@pensive_hedgehog9985]

We are eat stop eat it's all or nothing

[@angelacacace3705]

Yes!!! This is incredible! I have always struggled with time... if I'm not 'hyper-focused" a minute can feel like 4 hours and vice versa... If I was trying to read a book and I wasn't interested I could literally drift off into a whole other conversation with myself and re-read a page multiple times trying to focus..... I found this so incredibly relatable thank you so much! 🤯🤯🤯🤗🥲

[@YarnyMeadows]

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