{"id":3217,"date":"2017-03-13T00:33:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T07:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bingeeatingtherapy.com\/?p=3217"},"modified":"2024-02-07T22:51:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T06:51:06","slug":"q-a-friday-how-do-i-stop-my-urge-to-binge-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bingeeatingtherapy.com\/q-a-friday-how-do-i-stop-my-urge-to-binge-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"Q & A Friday- How Do I Stop My Urge To Binge Eat?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Q<\/p>\n

The Urge To Binge Is Making Me Crazy<\/span><\/h1>\n
Dear Leora,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
I\u2019m so overwhelmed by my urges to binge. How can I stop them?<\/span><\/h5>\n

*The urge to binge eat doesn\u2019t have to dictate\u00a0your behaviors.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Hi Jessica,<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s a really good question. In recovery, we don\u2019t really \u201cstop\u201d urges, learn how to react differently to them. In addiction, when you have an urge or a craving, you believe that you have to act on that urge or craving. However, when you learn to recover, you learn that the urge is just an urge and that you don\u2019t have to follow it down the rabbit hole. Urges are nothing to be afraid of or to be worried about, everyone has them. The difference between someone who is compulsive and someone who is not though, is whether or not they choose to act on all of their urges. When an urge comes up, it feels like there is no choice,<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0but there actually is. \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The very first thing to do is to look at your urge to binge and ask yourself, \u201cam I actually hungry?\u201d If you are, then ask your body \u201cand what is it that we need to give you to nurture you?\u201d \u00a0If you\u2019re not hungry, you can remember, \u201cokay this is an urge, I don\u2019t have to let the urge lead me, I can choose to use the wisdom of my intact adult brain.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0This meditation can help you with that too.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

As you begin to react to your urges in \u00a0a way that feels appropriate, you don\u2019t have to be afraid of them. As you become less afraid of them, they will have less of a charge. \u00a0Once the urges are less charged, you will begin to notice them less and then they will begin to fade.<\/span><\/p>\n

*You\u00a0get to choose your own reactions to your feelings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have a question about binge eating, bulimia, anorexia, or anything associated with eating? Send an email to leora at bingeeatingtherapy \u00a0dot com.\u00a0<\/em>All questions will be kept confidential. Include your first name or the name you want to be referred to as and your location.\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Are you interested in individual therapy or online coaching sessions \u00a0to deal with your binge eating? Please<\/span>\u00a0contact\u00a0me<\/a>\u00a0to discuss getting started.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Urge To Binge Is Making Me Crazy Dear Leora,\u00a0 I\u2019m so overwhelmed by my urges to binge. How can I stop them? *The urge to binge eat doesn\u2019t have to dictate\u00a0your behaviors.\u00a0 Hi Jessica, That\u2019s a really good question. In recovery, we don\u2019t really \u201cstop\u201d urges, learn how to react differently to them. In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,22],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nBinge Eating Therapy - Help for binge eating, bulimia, obsessive dieting and body image issues<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"That\u2019s a really good question. 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