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Why has a common incident turned me to food in this way?

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Hi and welcome to my emotional food journey. Here is a long list of things that helped me stop binge eating.

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The problem with eating disorders is that they don’t magically appear one day. People don’t often realize it is a sickness that is deeply rooted and not just a new way of losing weight.

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Food addiction can lead to type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s, arthritis and depression. Like any addiction, food addiction can also damage your relationships with others.

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You wander, like a lost, sick zombie trying to avoid the aisles and aisles of brains that you so desperately want to eat. Finally, after a few hours, you leave with two healthy snacks and bags full of candy

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In order to make a positive change, you need to stop feeling guilty for overdoing it in the past and focus on being mindful in the future.

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We applaud anyone who even attempts to do this. Mainly because it provides us with hours of entertainment, and mainly because it makes us feel better about ourselves.

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I know your way to freedom, because I was you. Binges are signs that something isn’t quite right.

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We’ve all been there. You walk into the room and see the plate of warm chocolate chip cookies, and your brain only registers one thing: Need them now.

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My insides turn as I stuff them with whatever I can find: cookies I don’t like, dry pasta, days-old rice. The food’s not feeding my hunger; I’m not hungry, and I haven’t been for an hour. But I can’t stop. I’ll starve myself tomorrow.