Why do people binge??

[Spewn]

And how do you not binge?

[ricecakes]

when ive binged its usally because i have a sudden rush of emotion that i perhaps dont want to deal with or think about, say im angry or upset...
or if im really hungry or bored.
i dont have BED, but when ive binged ive felt horrible, like a hand is reaching out from my stomach and grabbing everything in site. i havent had a binge in months and months, they usually take place when im under stress. but every time i eat im scared i will lose control, so i combat this by limiting what type of foods i eat and how much.

[pasc0721]

I start going to the gym everyday not too long ago! I realized that it helped me control my urge to eat and this binge eating problem! I use to have a bingeing mostly every 2 or 3 days. Now it's been a whole week I controlled myself! I am not sure why, maybe I started to eat better food even if it is in small quantity to help me go through the workout, so I have a feeling of satiety. There is also the fact that, when you are training, you can see the numbers of calories you are burning and the effort it takes to burn that! So when you get back home, you consider it twice before eating this cookie !!! I thought it was not possible to get myself out of this binge eating problem, now I start to see the light!! Hopefully you will find your own way too to fight your bingeing problem ! :) Good luck !! xoxo

[ananana]

I binged after losing a lot of weight and it's been a really hard habit to break. It hurts to think that everyone has seen me gain so much weight and makes me ridiculously self-conscious.
The days I don't binge is if I eat plenty of healthy food and do a really good workout.
I binge if I'm really emotional and there's food just sitting there. It's hard but I try to hold it back.

[Bissen]

I binge when I'm emotional. It's been pretty bad for me the past week or so, as I knew my best friend through 10 years would die very, very soon - she died the day after my birthday, which was Friday (21st) :(

I am, however, in honor of her, gonna get a hold of myself. I've felt sorry for myself long enough - now it's time to take responsibility!

[KoH.]

I'm so sorry to hear about your friend Bissen, that's so sad. Best wishes for you, i'm sure you won't be needing it! :) xx

[Bissen]

Thanks, KoH. I've been doing good today, so far. No binging, not even been close to :)

[katiekittenscat]

I binge because I want to create emotions like happiness and freedom for a little while that I don't experience that often. These emotions doesn't last long and its replaced by feelings of incredible guilt and failure.
Im sorry to hear about your friend Blissen *hugs*

[redspottedpurple]

i binge because i'm terrified of starving. i wish i could go back to restricting but it's made me feel miserable and weak in the past so it's like my body won't let me.

[Ice Queen]

Very rarely are my binges caused by my emotions. I usually binge because I get overwhelming food cravings. My body isn't used to restriction anymore so there's a huge rebound effect when I do.

[Bissen]

I binge because I want to create emotions like happiness and freedom for a little while that I don't experience that often. These emotions doesn't last long and its replaced by feelings of incredible guilt and failure.
Im sorry to hear about your friend Blissen *hugs*Aw, thanks ^^

I think another reason that I binged was to, 1: engross myself in eating, so my focus would be on that, and 2: the feeling of hatred towards myself, so I wouldn't think of the pain and frustration I've been feeling lately.
Often, though, I also just get insane cravings, and sometimes I cave in...

[cyber_sam]

Because in my life there is a very fine line between control and not being in control. And when I cross that line I lose all my inhibitions and go crazy.

I usually cross the line when, like everyone else has mentioned, I'm sad or angry or really bored or really hungry.

[m!lk]

Gawd I'm so easily to triggered to binge.
Stress, rejection, boredom, pressure, commitment, to procrastinate, to escape, as an excuse to not do something (make myself feel so shit I can't face going out), To suppress emotions (I don't let the emotions even get to the point of being recognised, I start to feel slightly uncomfortable and then I binge), Weight gain, Weight loss, As something familiar when everything else is changing.

[gcr]

I binge because I can, because no one can see me and then I feel horrible about myself. I loose control and then I have to think about how to get rid of all those calories I just ate. I hate the cycle, it freaking never ends