How do I handle my binge eating?
I have a problem with binge eating, especially during times of stress. I binge eat and feel so overwhelmed with shame and disappointment that I end up going to the gym and trying to exercise the calories off. I am in my late 20s, and I have been dealing with this since I was a teenager. Are there any coping mechanisms I can use to break this cycle?
Stress,Eating Disorders
<p>I believe that for results that last, the best approach is to understand why someone feels like doing a certain behavior.</p><p>"Coping mechanisms" are superficial instruction that people usually give up on when feeling extreme pressure from the problem behaviors.</p><p>Take the slower road of understanding why you would deprive yourself of enjoying food.</p><p>Also, if you consider the binging as a mistake of some kind, reflect on why doing something less than ideal, deserves harsh criticism and not tolerance and acceptance that people mess up occasionally.</p><p>I'm glad you know that there are better ways of treating yourself. &nbsp;This is a valuable awareness of realizing you deserve patience and respect, not humiliation and severe criticism when you are lost as to best ways of self-care.</p>