How do stop binging and is this binge eating disorder?

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I was always a slimish weight and didn't give it much thought until I had 3 dc then I starved off the baby weight gain and a cycle of binge/starve started where I eat quite restrictively and lose lots of weight until I cave in and eat something that I didn't intend to which leads to a binge lasting between a few days to a few month's followed by excessive dieting or fasting to lose the weight gained. I have been doing this for about 3 years now and I've forgotten how to eat normally I'm either in binge or starve mode.

I'm looking for some advice to overcome this and eat normally again if anyone has any as I am getting so down about it all.
Has anybody overcome this? Or even know why I may be so compelled to do it? The logical side of me knows it's not right and I need a healthy relationship with food but it's almost like a switch and I lose all rationality.

I believe from what you describe that this would fit the ‘non-purging’ type of bulimia, where binges are punctuated by either starvation or excessive exercising, rather than vomiting or laxatives. Try getting in touch with Beat and see if they can help you.

I echo @NumberFortyNorhamGardens .

I have it and it's exactly what I have been doing my entire adult life.

I've realised recently I didnt actually know what 'normal' eating looked like.

My eating disorder is compelled by my ADHD so not helpful for you.

There is a book call Brain over Binge that is a good read.

@Rainbowsandrainclouds1 I have ADHD I didn't realise that could be behind it.