Binge Eating Disorder

This eating disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating without the purging behavior of bulimia.

Behavioral Signs:

• Bingeing
  
• Eating large amounts of food when not hungry
  
• Restriction of activities because of embarrassment about weight
  
• Going from one diet to the next
  
• Eating little in public while maintaining a high weight
  
• Abuse of alcohol or other substances
  
• Bingeing

 
Physiological Signs:

• Weight-related hypertension
  
• Fatigue
  
• Weight gain
  
• Feelings of guilt, shame, and disgust about overeating

Attitude Shifts:

• Feelings about self based on weight and control of eating
  
• Fantasizing about being a better person when thin
  
• Feeling tormented by eating habits
  
• Social and professional failures attributed to weight
  
• Weight is the focus of life

 

For more information, please contact the Women's Center at (203) 392-6946.