Bulimia turning to binge eating. Advice needed

[Ginchihuahua]

I have suffered with bulimia from approx age 14, a spate of anorexia 16 to 19, and bulimia up until last year at 34.
I have not purged for a good 6 months now nor do I have the urge to. I feel managed to beat the bulimia by finally realising the damage I was doing to myself and for the first time actually wanted to stop.
I got a formal bulimia diagnosis from the GP and had a one off assessment with a psychiatrist whom also diagnosed bulimia then had some counselling.
Since resolving the bulimia I have put on 4 stone and now find myself binge eating and this is getting more out of control. None of my clothes fit and I have no energy as all I eat is junk food.

Has anyone had a similar past, any tips how to address it? I'm just not quite sure how to stop. I'm happy to pay for counselling or therapy but am unsure what angle. Eg hypnotherapy for binge eating, an ED specialist, or a normal counsellor or GP.
I'm under a lot of stress running a high care covid ward and know this has exacerbated things, stress always triggers my eating disorders. Any words of advice for me? Thank you

Hey @Ginchihuahua

My first thought is well done for stopping the purging, it's amazing that you've managed to do that.

Stress can definitely be a trigger and especially this year so try not to beat yourself up about it. What do you think worked for you in helping overcome bulimia? Could you apply these techniques to the binge episodes?

It sounds like you could possibly have done with more support around getting to the root of why an eating disorder developed for you in the first place. I think an ED specialist would be a great option for you, make sure you're completely open about your past as well. So perhaps going through the GP or checking what's available privately in your area?

Are you aware of Beat? They run online support groups if you think that may help you, and their helpline is pretty good for advice too.

Keep talking, that really can help xx