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How to Stop Binge Eating
I try to block it out, but I remember waking up an hour after going to bed and running to the bathroom. During probably the darkest stage of my eating disorder, I binged a lot. That time, I ate so much right before bed that my body tried to throw it back up after an hour of sleep. I was disgusted with myself.
Motivation
The after-binge feeling was one of my biggest motivations. I got tired of the shame and stomach aches. When I was healing, I waited until I felt hungry. It took a lot of trial and error. I didn’t know what hungry was yet, but I knew I wanted it. Every setback pushed me to figure out my body’s natural signals.
If you came to this article, you want to stop binging too. The best advice I can give you is you need to find the right motivation. The one that will provide you with the willpower to change. My motivation was enough to push me through hard times. For example, I didn’t binge after a friend committed suicide because one) I knew it wouldn’t help and two) I knew I didn’t want to experience the guilt and shame again.
Is binging not solving your problems anymore? Is binging getting in the way of your life? Is it ruining your relationships? Does it cost you too much money? Is binging leaving you feeling guilt and shame? Are you fed up with your behavior?
