Question: Submitted via email by Isa in Loma Linda, CA I’m leaving for Vermont to visit my parents for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately I have a four hour layover in O’Hare and I’m really scared. Layovers are usually a time when I go from Cinnabon to Pizza Hut to McDonalds to Chilis to Starbucks and eat several […]
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Question: Submitted via email by Theresa in Marrero, Louisiana At least once or twice a week, late at night I binge eat. I feel as if I cannot stop and it’s everything unhealthy that I can get my hands on. Afterwards I feel horrible about myself, worthless. I am 50 years old and up until
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“Just because I want it doesn’t mean I have to have it. ” Is a mantra that can be tremendously helpful in fighting binge eating. So often, people believe that they need to satisfy their urges immediately. And why not? We live in a world where instant gratification is the norm. The media sells directly
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Question: Submitted via email by Ronni in Boca Raton, FL. I have a friend who I’m pretty sure is bulimic. She lives in my dorm and I know she’s bingeing and purging, but I don’t know what to do about it. I’m afraid that she’ll get mad at me if I say anything. I used
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It is so common that someone comes into my office who is suffering terribly with bulimia or binge eating disorder but they haven’t told their boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife. There are some people who are in new relationships and don’t feel comfortable or ready to disclose that information yet. However, there are many more people who have been
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