can't stop binging

i can't stop binging....it'a couple nights a week.....about 2 years ago i was anorexic....tried to start eating normally but ended up binging for months and put on sooo much weight.  a year ago i started taking it off....i got to a normal weight for me and now i am binging again!!  if it doesn't stop immediately i will put the weight back on!  plus i can't think straight, sleep well, i don't eat with my kids cause i only know how to starve myself or binge....everything feels out of control.....i want to start fresh tomorrow but have no idea what to do   help!

[Patricia Pitts, PhD]

Feeling out of control is the worse experience of an eating disorder.  Feeling out of control with food, with feelings, with life, etc.  Being out of control is a very desparate experience believing it will never stop or get in check.  Support is crucial.  By writing on this blog is a great first step of reaching out for help.  Joining 12-step program, ANAD - free support groups, reaching out to friends and family and eating disorder treatment (individual therapy, outpatient programs or inpatient programs) are helpful steps.  There are many helpful tools.  There is hope!  For more information on eating disorders visit the bella vita website.  Best, Dr Patricia Pitts The Bella Vita in Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley

[Dawns_Light]

Good Morning...It sounds like you have taken the first step by admitting you are powerless or out of control over your food.  Does anyone else close to you know that you have this problem?  Gosh do I know what you mean when you say you don't know how to eat normal(in so many word) that was one of the hardest steps to go through.  Have you ever been in any type of rehab or support group?  There is a support group called:
A.B.A Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous.  Research the internet  Their are also chat rooms.  One thing that really helped me is getting a sponsor:  someone who has not binged or purged or starved them selfs for a long period of time and works a 12 step program.  This is the best thing I found out over this journey......starving myself and binging and purging made me feel sick and kept more weight one than if I would have eaten every 3 hours a day= 6 times a day 3 meals, 3 snacks.  Try the Book by, Jorge Cruise, 8 Minutes in the Morning. website: www.jorgecruise.com.  Let me know if I can help you in any way.  We all need support to survive.  Dawn

[needyounow]

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