Definition of Binge Eating
A binge eater is a person who eats excessively when they feel tense or bad about something. However, their habit does not bring them relief, instead it makes them feel worse. This disorder affects both genders and is wider spread then bulimia and anorexia.
In this type of disorder, the affected person eats out of compulsion losing their control. Large quantities of various types of food are consumed, during the binge.
The indications of binge eating disorder appear during late teenage and early middle age. Usually, the attacks of binge eating occur after major meals.
Normally, a binge eater may take around two hours when starting their next meal. However, this varies from person to person, and some people may go on eating for the entire day. These people eat even if they are not hungry, even if they have already filled their tummies with a considerable amount of food. They do not actually feel taste or hunger for eating.
Here are some main characteristics of binge eating disorder:
The binge eater goes through feelings of hatred, despair and guilt regarding their eating habits. Sometimes they even beat themselves for losing self-control during these fits of overeating. It means they want to shun this habit. However, they lack will power to do so.
Nasty Cycle of Binge Eating
Binge eating may give relief to its victims for a very short period, but then suddenly the victim feels that he is back to the real world with the unhappy feelings and hatred for himself. It is sure to lead to fatness and excessive weight resulting into obsessive eating. The situation becomes paradoxical; the more overeating troubles a binge, the more he eats making the situation even worse for him. He eats to get rid of tension and eating more increases his tension.
