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Finally admitted to myself I have an eating disorder. What now?

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OohCookedPerfectly · 18/06/2024 20:23

I've always been a bit of an 'all or nothing' dieter, but over the last year or two I've gone less and less time on the healthier eating periods and binge eating more.

I can shovel in packets of cake and biscuits at a time. It's like I detach when I'm eating and need increasingly more to 'hit the spot'. Not helped by freer access to food throughout the day now I work from home, and less exercise (though I'm wfh my life is crammed with kids, volunteering, demands from elderly parents etc). Also menopause has not helped one jot.

It's getting worse and I feel disgusted with myself emotionally and physically.

I know it's gone past the point of what I can try and get a handle on without help.

What the hell do I do now? My DH is great but he's had so many years of me yo-yo-ing I don't know how to explain to him that it's different now and I need help.

Where do you go for binge eating disorders?

I feel relieved I've acknowledged but really anxious.

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OohCookedPerfectly · 18/06/2024 20:25

For context, I have anxiety, OCD and probably ASD too (diagnosed DC).

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dammit88 · 18/06/2024 20:27

I recommend ETPHD - Emilia Thompson - if you follow on instagram you will get a feel for the sort of work she does. She does a binge eating programme. lots of support and advice around this topic.

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