Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Can mild anorexia/restrictive eating result in binge eating disorder?

i was somewhat anorexic and always obsessed with dieting and exercise for a year. I always ate healthy and rarely ever had that "full" feeling. There were various foods that were "bad" that I would never eat, no matter what, such as burgers and ice cream. Now I've been at college and with all the new stress and my already messed up and negative views of my body I seem to have developed binge eating disorder. Whenever I feel really stressed (about school or my body), insecure, bored, or like I already ruined my daily goal to eat healthy, I end up binging and eating incredible amounts of unhealthy food, even after I feel so full that I'm going to throw up. I never purge or vomit, but the next day I usually try to eat as little and as healthy as possible and drink lots of water. I'm wondering if its normal for binge eating to follow a long period of restricted eating and obsessing over food, and some good sources for help. This bad habit has greatly negatively influenced my school work, sports, and social life and I want and need the help to stop and be normal again.

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