Binge eating disorder

Andrea has a diagnosis of Binge Eating Disorder. There are several signs that stick out in this case to support the diagnosis of Binge Eating Disorder. To start, Andrea has gained a large amount of weight in a short amount of time, 50 pounds in 6 months to be exact. Andrea can eat excessively at least one time per week and this has been going on for the last 6 months. Binge Eating Disorder consists of gaining a large amount of weight in a small amount of time for at least a time period of 3…

What You Need to Know About Binge-Eating Disorder, Youth Binge-eating disorder is a type of eating disorder. It is sometimes called compulsive overeating. Young people with binge-eating disorder eat large amounts of food at one time in a way that is out of control. Afterward, binge-eaters often feel guilty or ashamed of how much food they ate. Binge-eaters do not make themselves vomit (purge), restrict food, or exercise too much. People with binge-eating disorder are more likely than others to…

Here’s a tip for people with eating disorders: This is a thing I do that helps me a lot to fight my eating disorder (i am diagnosed with Binge Eating, although this method could work with bulimia too, and even anorexia). I draw my brain in a notebook (the brain –in my case- is what causes my urges to binge) and I give it a name. It’s called Hipus. I give it an attitude, a personality, even an appearance. Hipus is not me. Is part of my subcortex which is what creates my urges to eat big amounts…

Bing eating is a form of addiction. Individuals who engage in overconsumption of food not due to hunger or metabolic need exhibit binge eating. The individual is often feels discomfort from the excessive eating. This food addiction is often accompanied by a sense of psychological distress and loss of control. Identified by Stunkard as Binge Eating Disorder (BED) the syndrome encompasses physical, behavioral and psychological factors.1 BED is associated with certain factors and behaviors: eating…

Andrea Simpson has Binge-Eating Disorder (BED). There are five major criteria that must be met for the Binge-Eating Disorder diagnosis. The first key feature of this diagnosis is that there must be recurrent episodes of binge eating. Binge eating is considered eating food, within 2-hour periods, in larger portions than what most people would eat in the same timeframe as well as having a lack of control over the eating during the episode. The lack of control would be a feeling that one could not…

Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is defined as repeated episodes of eating appearing at least once a week for over three months. The patient consumes a large amount of food in a short period of time comparing to most others in a similar circumstances due to the lack of control over eating. After overeating, the patient might feel guilt, embarrassment, or disgust. He or she will intentionally hide the bingeing by eating alone and pretend to be normal in front of others. In the beginning,…

There are many psychological disorders that exist in the world today, some of which are new to society. People being diagnosed with these new mental disorders are frequent, and explain behaviors that were exhibited decades ago. Binge Eating, Hoarding Disorder, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are the three types of disorders that will be discussed in the following paragraphs. Binge Eating is a common disorder with youth and early adulthood. This disorder is branded by compulsive overeating…

The video Stacy: Binge Eating Disorder examines the life of a middle aged mother named Stacy, who suffered from Binge Eating Disorder (BED). Some of Stacy’s family struggled with issues regarding weight, and Stacy’s father would play a game with her involving pointing out individuals who were overweight. After her first year of college, her father told her she had gained weight. Stacy’s friend taught her how to purge; this is where her binge eating and purging began. After many years of…

Why binge eating disorders affect more to teenagers? Every three teenagers who seek treatment for their weight are compulsive eaters. In 1959, Albert Stunkard (a professor of the University of Pennsylvania) was the first person to describe binge eating as a medical disorder in obese people. In a study done with a group of patients with obesity, Stunkard made the observation that each of the patients had a pattern of nocturnal ingestion in which he called it “Night Eating Syndrome.” However, in…

Failure- I failed immensely during the end of my sophomore year of high school. Through a vigilant consideration of my eating habits as well as my vexing emotions towards dining with others, I accepted I had an infatuation with food. In less than 4 months, I gained 17.2 pounds, which lead me to discover that I possessed drastic symptoms for Binge Eating Disorder. I overcame my eating disorder, by focusing on playing softball and controlling my stress, I lost 12 pounds over the summer. I started…