The REAL Cause of Binge Eating Disorder

[@ocorley3124]

Addiction is insane no matter what the issue. Drugs/alcohol, over eating etc... I believe with any addiction, the first step is admitting you have a problem!!!

[@elisabeth5087]

Exactly

[@RainbowBunnycornReading]

I think it’s very interesting that a lot of the people commenting are describing eating lots of sugar and carbs with their binges. I also struggle with that. But it is a sign that you may be using it to self medicate for depression. The sugar gives you a dopamine boost and the carbs give you a quick boost of energy.

[@ladybaabaa3294]

Yep. This is me. It's the only thing that makes me feel comforted and relaxed at night.

[@selfridgesforever4399]

Definitely, my therapist told me this. I had a serious addiction to orange juice because it gave me a ‘hit’ whenever I felt down. Stopped when I drank nearly two litres in one day and messed up my stomach so bad.

[@OCDandme123]

It could be a sign of vitamin decencies and mineral deficiencies too

[@raymondmurdock8603]

Definitely agree also another thing is that reducing sugar reduces appetite and cravings in general once I went keto my binge eating got so much easier to control having a higher protein higher fat diet was just much more satiating than eating processed carbs

[@victorgonzalez2499]

Completely

[@prcelani]

I developed BED during 2020 in lockdown because I was extremely bored so I turned to food as comfort. I can't eat normally ever, I gained so much weight during the lockdown that I never felt worse after it stopped. I gained like 25kgs from the start of 2020 to around summer of 2021. I never felt worse in my body. I decided to go do a childhood sport of mine to lose some weight and it did make me lose and tone my body but I still binge daily and Im stuck at the same weight for about a year now because one week I try cut down on food and workout and the next I binge daily, lay in bed and do nothing. I really wish I could just eat like a normal human being.

[@harryevans4]

Great video. For me the cause of binge eating will always be restrictive dieting. I use to starve myself all week Monday-Thursday and then eat around 10k calories each day on the Friday and Saturday. This left me completely depressed and then in a desperate attempt to maintain my lean physique i would fast for 24 hours on the sunday! I did this for nearly two years straight! We should not suffer in silence and thats why on my channel i am trying to raise awareness and help others beat the binge. (For the record i am now completely binge free) !

[@ladybaabaa3294]

I realised I have had this since I was 14 years old. I'm 44 now. I have no appetite during the day due to chronic anxiety and depression but am a "sugar addict" and I stuff myself every night while zoning out in front of the TV. I eat alone and am not hungry, but just crave the comfort, relief and pleasure so I eat. I only want the chocolate, cakes, cookies, donuts, etc. I just keep eating even after I feel physically sick. I then feel disgusted with myself. I've also stolen food from my partner after she's gone to bed as I didn't have enough of my own junk. After a while of this, and putting on too much weight (I'm naturally slim which is why I never saw this behaviour as a problem all those years, because I was still thin), I go on a diet and cut out ALL junk food. I eat cereal instead of my plate piled high with junk. After a while, I become extra depressed and bored. I am addicted to not just the food itself, but the relaxing night time indulgence and pleasure it brings.

[@meatpopsicle_45]

Similar here. All my attemtps at restrictive diet always led to even more binge eating.

[@jobob5497]

I realized after watching this video I have a huge scarcity mindset re food. Grew up w/many older brothers who would eat everything in sight and we often ran out of food after a few days which led to everyone binging the day after shopping was done And today in my middle age I still feel like I need to rush and eat anything tasty the day we shop its just a natural feeling My H who didn’t grow up w/that dynamic just eats normally.

[@RainbowBunnycornReading]

I bawled when she brought up food scarcity.

[@raymondmurdock8603]

I'd also like to add just like with any eating disorder trauma is often a huge factor

[@karolinawww6834]

Thank you, some videos just tell you to just go to therapy for it, but it's so expensive and there are few good therapists in my country. Dieting being one of the causes is a huge eye opener

[@cryst_ice3026]

I binged for a week, and now I gained weight for roughly 3kg. I was craving for food that contains lots of sugar such as candy, cookies, milkshake etc. It was hard to recover I felt extremely hungry at all time

[@miss42310]

3:27 recovery

[@Emma-pi3fz]

I think I struggle with the food scarcity issue because adoption trauma I have no conscious memory of thinking food will disappear but yet it’s a fear of mine and I’m not sure why

[@carissaturner6738]

I struggle with takeaway I try to stop my self but it’s so hard! After my daughter died I really struggled

[@tashapatton4699]

Yeah, never really planned the binges. As an example of one binge while I was pregnant with twins, I made 2lbs of spaghetti. I started eating and then ended up eating 3/4 of the spaghetti. I was planning on eating it throughout the week as i was on modified bed rest. Another is I'd eat a snack like starting with a new bag of chips. I would start out normal, realize how much I'd eaten. Have my husband take it away and find myself going to get another snack unable to stop myself. Repeat a few times until it subsided. Psychologist I was seeing said it was mindless eating. Um, i think if you stopped when you first realized you ate so much, you'd not go back for more unable to control it. I never hid food. But I'd go from eating normally to just going out of control until it subsided. During dieting, I'd go the opposite direction. Id count every calorie and literally exercise to have enough for say a mug cake. I'd literally exercise way more than necessary. During lockdown when my kids were home, i wasn't able to exercise. I started purging. During the time im trying to lose weight i either am full throttle trying to lose weight and using exercise or under eating, purging to lose weight. Or I'm not and binge eating. I'm in a sort of recovery where i dont binge eat. Don't purge or over exercise. But i have health issues that are challenging and make exercise difficult. Im in a better place but still have issues at times wanting to lose weight and have negative thoughts about my body. However I'm gentle with myself and have more self compassion and love than before when i literally hated myself.

[@carlalopes5567]

Binge eating on sugary foods so i think its the addiction of sugar that leads me to binge eatint because they taste very good

[@Bbymackzy]

I’m the same

[@MidnightPodcastGaming]

It becomes a tremendous problem when high cholesterol kicks in. You then CANNOT get comfortable with food at all, you legit HAVE to be extremely strict. Cholesterol is the worst, and the absolute slightest thing can elevate it.

[@angelahenry1511]

I can eat to the point of vomiting.....but still do it , its a mental thing not a physical thing

[@sirenabragg2271]

I am sure I inherited binge eating from my family, that was just how we ate! It was patterned in my nervous system.

[@nealiecruz2532]

I think it should be addressed along with this important information, that most Americans are fiber deficient. If you aim to get 25 grams of fiber a day it can bring on satiety. If your body is asking for proper nutrition and you just keep giving it sugar, white flour and empty calories, it’s going to keep asking for that proper nutrition/proper fuel. I’m not in the medical field but I’ve discovered this on my own and I think it’s really important

[@ms_needle]

And protein lean protein is so important for feeling full. But i think its not a Physical hunger that ppl binge its a mental Hunger.

[@mlsim8062]

I have BED and have not been able to locate a therapist who knows how to address this disorder.

[@jennibean71]

At least once a week I binge eat. I do it alone, I lie about what and how much I’ve eaten and I keep eating after I’m stuffed. Today o ate a whole pizza and a whole pan of brownies!😢

[@patdus11]

i feel you its ok you got this c'mon

[@AndleebZahra-kq4uv]

I recently started developing new food habits. I eat food and keep eating. In the middle of eating i start feeling full but i cant stop.. after few seconds of gap continue eating and my stomach starts bursting. I feel the pain but i cant stop until i finish the whole big pot...i feel very uncomfortable but if i see anything else i start eating that ...im crazy 😢😢 . I really need help.

[@Subahsh499]

Yeah same thing happening with me we need really help😢

[@michaelscott5155]

Fantastic Video!

[@pharmclare]

Well said, thanks

[@katecast1]

Trauma - I’m cooping … then eating infinite amount of food in short time doesn’t matter what. For sure alone. Then wanna cry. But it’s hard to break the pattern cause I don’t know how ho figure out my life

[@kellyk.8519]

Ooh, im starting to think i have a problem. Ive noticed myself losing control with food. I eat all throughout the night, when everyone is alseep. The other night i ate like 4 or 5 🥣 of stew. I have a lot of guilt. Last night we had fish and chips for dinner. I couldnt stop thinking about the leftovers in the fridge. I waited till everyone went to sleep and i ate the lot.

[@kellyk.8519]

When I was younger I used to have an eating disorder, I would stave myself, I wouldn't eat anything that came in a can or was fried in a pan, and then I cut out meat and bread. I would only eat a mandarin or an apple for breakfast and lunch and skip dinner, I used to hide my food. Why can't I just have a normal relationship with food.

[@chrysathan8356]

Check, check, check. So i have bed. Now, on to fixing this shit, i am tired of this.

[@Indikah]

That was me hiding as a child feom my mother because she watched everything I put in my mouth.

[@szymonlampa2159]

I have it it's so bad for me

[@liesap]

i cant stop with the strict diets

[@ItHer-ry1iz]

Same, it’s the worst either I’m on a very strict diet or I bing all day long

[@timmurphy4688]

I suffer from depression and I use carbs to self medicate

[@gingerleigh_]

"The real cause of binge eating" is not an accurate title for this very short video. There is no one single cause (and yet i clicked to watch the video hoping that i could find exactly that. 🤦‍♀️). She seems to indicate that food scarcity is the cause of BE, but it isn't in my case. Also, BE does not need to look like "2 whole pizzas and 2 gallons of ice cream." That said, she does point out several cogent points, the primary is that dieting does not solve the problem - which is my relationship with food and with my body. That Overeating is not the same as BE. And that size is not predictive of BED.

[@hasbulladrip]

Bruh I'm killing myself with cardio of 600 cal binge

[@flawlessstrategy9972]

sigh. vocal fry is a disorder also...

[@aquarianess]

Incredibly shallow reasoning. The scarcity mindset is responsible for binge eating and that's it? Really? And the way to solve this problem is to eat what you want whenever you want? Clickbait.

[@victorgonzalez2499]

I was shocked when she said Eat more! I think what she should have said is eat more frequently and more nutritiosly instead of restricting and then bingeing, drink water and learn to regulate.

[@karencarney7595]

I can eat 10,000 calories in one sitting. I'm not joking. I don't let people see me, I don't want anyone watching or judging or shaming me. I hate myself ao badly afterwards too. I can't seem to stop after I got sober from alcohol.

[@aaronforbes9750]

Lord have mercy on your soul you will get better

[@karencarney7595]

@@aaronforbes9750 thank you. I am in the health phase of my binge cycle. I am not overweight either. I go from perfe to keto and all organic plus intermittent fasting, weight training and long walks everyday to complete exhaustion, mental breakdown and unbelievable binge eating that causes je to run to the convenience store down the road..maybe 3-4 times, ea with about $25-40 in junk. It's an actual expensive addiction. I've made myself barf just go clear my stomach to fill it bk up past the brink. Just brutal.

[@selfridgesforever4399]

I’ve been there. Definitely eat a lot of calories in a small amount of time too. Hopefully we will overcome this together

[@patdus11]

i believe you i am a fit dude i can eat 10 to 15k cals is kinda crazy pretty impress by myself lol but so fucking miserable ... you got this i believe

[@oesyps3]

@@patdus11 It's honestly crazy, isn't it? The feeling of losing control is pretty hard for people to understand that never had to deal with BED. It's not that I want more, but there is literally no other option, it's like trying to gasp for air when being underwater and you just want to swim upwards, which means eating more and more.