Binge-Eating Disorder
What is binge-eating disorder?
Binge-eating disorder is the most common eating disorder in the United States. It's an eating disorder where one has episodes of eating large quantities of food with a feeling of losing control and being accompanied by shame and guilt afterward.
Symptoms of binge-eating disorder include:
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Rapidly eating your food
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Eating until feeling uncomfortably full
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Eating when you don’t feel physically hungry
Some treatment approaches we use to help you on your binge-eating disorder recovery journey are:
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Trauma Informed Care
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Exposure Therapy (ERP)
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Nutritional Education
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Art Therapy
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Movement Therapy
It is possible to recover. There are some tips and tricks that can help provide the support needed to maintain a healthy state of being and resist the temptations to relapse.
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Admit there is a problem you do not have to suffer alone.
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Begin therapy and create a multidisciplinary team including a HAES therapist, HAES nutritionist, and primary care HAES physician.
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Understand that no food is moral. Its not good or bad, just food!
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Get rid of your scale and stop focusing on your weight, but focus more on how your body feels.
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Identify your triggers and work towards finding alternatives.
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Join a support group, such as our Meal Support Group.
We are a team lead by recovered individuals that will come ready each week to help you fight back against your disorder and restore your life to its fullest!
