If you think you might have binge eating disorder, it is important to know that you are not alone. Most people who have the disorder have tried but failed to control it on their own. You may want to get professional help. Talk to your health care provider about the type of help that may be best for you. The good news is that most people do well in treatment and can overcome binge eating.
 

PERSONAL STATEMENT FROM A PERSON AFFLICTED WITH BINGE EATING:
Many people suffer from binge eating, or over-eating, including myself.  From the earliest time I can recall, my mother was always feeding me extra food.  Maybe it relieved her own personal anxieties, feeding me.  Sometimes I think that may have been a factor.  We had a lot of stress factors in our home.  Father often out of work, on strike.  Little or no income.  Mother with no work experience.  She was always thin and remained thin throughout her life.  Not the case with me, however.  Every day is a problem for me.  If I feel anxious, then I eat.  I eat to quell the nervousness, the fears I face.  Instead of drinking alcohol, instead of being addicted to other things such as gambling, I eat.  I do not really believe my over-eating and binge-eating derive from my poverty-stricken childhood.  When I am under pressure, real or imagined, I eat.  I feel under stress most of the time.  Deadlines to finish building websites for customers, stress of other kinds besides business, such as children with ADHD, pets needing a lot of attention, friends with their problems calling me for advice.  Any of these events triggers an attack of binge eating to attempt to quell the anxiety.  And it does work until another stressful moment comes my way.  Then it is time to grab any high calorie food which I know is bad for me, but that is what I want to stuff in my mouth and eat as much of it as possible until I cannot eat any more of it. 

Here are some phone numbers and websites where you can get help if you are a binge eater:

EDAP (Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention):1-800-931-2237

The Renfrew Center (eating disorders):1-800-736-3739

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
www.anad.org 

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