Do I ever get the urge to binge? đ
This a question I get often. Letâs talk about it!!
Hereâs what you need to know… you can FULLY recover from binge eating.
âđźBUT that doesnât mean you can be immune to it
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Let me explain with an example:
Think of food poising 𤢠(hang with me lol)
Food poisoning (and the sickness that comes with it) is a SYMPTOM of eating spoiled food (a larger problem).
If you eat spoiled food, you can fully recover from food poisoning IF you donât keep eating the spoiled food.
âđź BUT just because you had food poisoning doesnât mean youâre immune from it. It doesnât mean you canât get it again if you eat spoiled food again.
Binge eating recovery works similarly.
Binge eating (and the shame, food obsession, and body hate that comes with it) is a SYMPTOM of mental and/or emotional restriction (larger problem).
If you have a history of restriction, you can fully recover from binge eating IF you end the restriction and associated destructive behaviors.
âđź BUT just because you havenât binged in a while doesnât mean youâre immune from it. It doesnât mean you wonât binge again if you return to restrictive behaviors.
I went to treatment in 2016 and havenât binged since. But that doesnât mean I wonât. If I started the destructive behaviors again, I would start bingeing again. And to me, that isnât worth it. So I haven't had the urge to binge and have remained binge-free.
TLDR;
If youâve put in the work to recover from binge eating, pause before testing the âdietâ waters just to see if maybe, just maybeeee this time, itâll work. Ask yourself, âis this worth it?.â Youâve put in so much work to get here – DON'T LET IT GO â¤ď¸ Youâre recovered but not immune.