When you have an addiction, but still need it to survive....

Deady Bear

12/03/2014 10:33AM
Kara, as a binge eater myself, I know what you went through and I feel for you in my heart. When it's time to binge, your ability to reason marginalizes, and your ability to rationalize increases tremendously. And then when the binge starts, it's like a black out. One meal isn't enough.You know what you're doing is wrong, and you know you can't eat like this--so you rationalize it, and tell yourself you can eat this, this, and this, and then you can get right back on plan tomorrow.

It's a very all or nothing mentality.

There's nothing you can do about binges but recognize what triggers them and avoid them at all costs.

I'm proud of you for stopping it in its tracks. A 10 minute binge easily becomes an all night binge, and all night binge easily lasts until the next day, and the next day easily becomes next week. Stay strong.

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Deady Bear

Well, at some point my self-disgust becomes more concentrated than my desire to binge. Is that a tool? Ahaha. No, what I do is I prevent it from happening. If I keep a clean house, if I'm taking care of my hygiene, if I'm running a tightly monitored budget, and if I have a goal to work towards (such as dietbet), then those help me avoid the binge altogether. I purposely skip out on social activities and functions where I know there will be goodies that are being eaten that I want a bite of, and I don't eat out at restaurants. : )

Kara

Very sound advice. Thank you!

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