Binge Eating Disorder Symptoms

Binge eating disorder symptoms can vary from person to person. You can use the list of symptoms below for a general guideline or you may want to take our online quiz.

Binge eaters tend to have a love/hate relationship with food. It has become a source of comfort for them, but at the same time they wish they could stop.

It parallels an addiction. Normally when someone is addicted to something, they can take that substance out of their environment and begin recovery.

But with a food addiction, like binge eating, you can't remove food from your environment. You have to have food in order to survive. That is why it is challenging to overcome, but not impossible!

Symptoms

• You continue eating even when you are full.
• You can't stop eating.
• You eat in response to stress or worry.
• Food occupies your thoughts.
• You eat all day long.
• You eat large amounts of food in one sitting.
• You feel out of control with food.
• You feel guilty after eating.
• You eat in secret.
• You have food hidden in your house, just in case of an "emergency".
• You are embarrassed about the amount of food you consume.
• You suffer from depression.
• You believe that food is a source of comfort.
• You never feel satisfied after eating, you always want more.
• You overeat without purging (vomiting; this would be considered bulimia)

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