https://bingeeatingtherapy.com/friday-q-a-how-do-i-deal-with-the-anxiety-that-triggers-my-binge-eating/ Help for binge eating, bulimia, obsessive dieting and body image issues Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:18:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://bingeeatingtherapy.com/friday-q-a-how-do-i-deal-with-the-anxiety-that-triggers-my-binge-eating/#comment-656 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:43:45 +0000 http://bingeeatingtherapy.com/?p=542#comment-656 As a psychiatrist who works extensively with binge eaters, I can say that yes, anxiety can be a cause of this behavior. But it’s not so simple. People eat compulsively for many reasons, whether to fill an emotional void, self-soothe around a hurt, numb a false fear or stuff down anger. Behavioral support is helpful and relaxation exercises can diminish anxiety, but my approach is to look at the deep, underlying causes of binge eating. As I say in my book, “Never Diet Again,” when the person has dealt with the real cause of the problem, the urge to binge will disappear. This has certainly been the experience of the people I treat.

]]> https://bingeeatingtherapy.com/friday-q-a-how-do-i-deal-with-the-anxiety-that-triggers-my-binge-eating/#comment-638 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 01:16:04 +0000 http://bingeeatingtherapy.com/?p=542#comment-638 Very, very helpful. Thankyou so much!

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