When Liu Wenxin from “White Strongman II” attended a promotional event, she revealed that she had suffered from bulimia due to excessive weight loss. She also said that she was like a zombie at the time and might not control binge eating. Fortunately, she recovered following receiving treatment. Many readers have also asked the author what is the cause of bulimia? Does overeating really cause binge eating disorder?
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Bulimia Nervosa is actually a kind of Eating Disorder, and Bulimia Nervosa is caused by many factors, including genetics, life stress, depression, anxiety, inferiority complex, diet, social and cultural influence, etc. First of all, binge eating disorder is hereditary, and if the sufferer faces a lot of stress, or feels depressed, anxious, or depressed, he or she may binge eat. Studies have shown that regarding half of people with binge eating disorder also suffer from depression. In other words, depression can lead to binge eating disorder, and binge eating disorder can also lead to depression. If the patient is dissatisfied with their appearance and then has a negative image of their own body, this feeling of inferiority can also trigger binge eating behavior.
Not everyone who diets will experience binge eating, but if the dieter has many of the factors mentioned above, the chances of developing binge eating disorder are greatly increased. According to the “Binge Restrict Cycle”, first of all, different dieting methods should be implemented, such as eating smaller portions than normal or eating only a certain type of food, etc., which will increase the craving and attention of the dieter for food, and also Let the body be in a state of extreme hunger, and eventually the brain will choose to give up the diet and then break the precept, then lose self-control and eat a lot of food, and then the thinking and emotions will fall into extreme regret, guilt and shame, and think that you are a failure. , because of the regret of overeating, and eventually fall back to the starting point of dieting, forming a vicious circle.
Drug therapy and psychotherapy are the only ways to cure binge eating disorder. Cognitive behavioral therapy or family therapy is more effective in curing binge eating disorder. In terms of treatment, first of all, patients need to use a food diary to record their own eating habits every day, which will help the therapist to understand the habit of binge eating and related life factors, so as to analyze what causes binge eating behavior. On the other hand, patients are also advised to practice balanced eating habits, such as regular and quantitative eating, not excessive dieting or fasting, and avoiding excessive food storage at home. These habits are essential for recovery, because when blood sugar can be kept stable, this way The patient does not experience intense hunger and the binge eating cycle stops. If you find that anxiety or depression and binge eating disorder are closely linked, then emotional problems should be dealt with together with binge eating disorder!
The title was edited and modified by TOPick, and the original title was “Dieting Vs Gluttony”
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The article is reproduced with permission from Dr. Lin Zhen.
Written by: Dr. Lin Zhen Specialist in Psychiatry
