I was a binge eater for over 20 years. For me binge eating meant that I ate WAY PAST the comfortable place of feeling full - eating to the point of pain sometimes after eating so much food.

Binge eating was a frenzied hectic behavior for me - where food became the primary focus and everything else was ignored. A binge might last from 1 - 4 hours and during that time everything - even the food would become a blur. The only thing on my mind was eating another bite of something I considered a "forbidden" food such as chocolate, or caramel, or high calorie full fat haagen dazs ice cream, or deep dish pizza, or potato chips, or nachos with loads of cheese.

If you are wondering if you might be a binge eater answer the following questions:
Do you choose to eat when you are not hungry?
Do you overeat or binge on food when you feel stressed out?
Do you binge on food when you are bored?
Do you eat food as a form of comfort?
Bulimia is a Severe Eating Disorder

Bulimia is but one of a growing number of eating disorders recognized in our modern society. Depression, low self-esteem, and extreme perfectionism are common in people with these symptoms. Bulimia can also cause tension with family and friends, interrupting the lives of people with the disorder.

The eating behavior can look normal but after a short while, he or she feels disgusted with their eating and uses different methods of eliminating it. Many people, if not most, with bulimia will not admit that they have an eating disorder, but this understanding is crucial to their recovery. Anorexia is another growing eating disorder among young women where they starve themselves to become thin. Bulimia is also a popular eating disorder that commonly affects women who have an extreme fear of gaining weight.

Anorexia Nervosa

With more and more teenagers suffering from anorexia nervosa, it almost seems that we can do nothing but blame ourselves for creating a society in which anorexia seems necessary for a young person. When a teen begins to suffer from anorexia nervosa, it is never just a random snap into having the disease. There are always conditions that have led up to the teen feeling like he/she can't be good enough, and ultimately leads to anorexia. These conditions come from every single aspect of a teen's life.

The main culprit blamed for anorexia among teens is the media. Many media images depict people as being extremely thin. This is an image that seems to pervade through the media, and may create the delusion in young people that this is how they were meant to be.

Lots of people are naturally a bit chubby during their younger years. When an anorexia suffererlooks at his or herself in the mirror and compares this image with the magazines and TV ads that they are constantly assaulted with, it can seem like there is a huge deficiency. This makes it harder for anorexia sufferers to feel good about their own self-image. Is it any wonder that so many people suffer from anorexia?

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