Binge eating is a disorder in the pattern or amount of food ingested by a person, which may result to other complications such as a disease process or other eating disorders. It is often viewed by researchers as a psychologically rooted manifestation of having a consciously, yet uncontrolled rapid consumption of food.
Main Characteristics
It is quite easy to detect if the person has developed binge eating. Besides the usual fast and exaggerated increase in the amount of food eaten, it is an episodic event wherein underlying personal stressors trigger it. This may cause a random number of episodes per day, from a single and defined occurrence, to a multiple succession.
Another manifestation of binge eating is that the consumption usually only gets disrupted when the person becomes quite uneasy and uncomfortable due to stomach ache or nausea. This continuous eating of a excessively large amount of food may not be outright observed due to a preoccupation with a sad or depressing thought. The person may be said to be fixated on the recurring thought, which hinders proper and rational thinking.
Worsening State
The manifestation of this eating disorder develops into a worse state when the person becomes fully aware of the current situation during the latent phase in between episodes. In this manner, the individual tries to cover up for what is happening as it is considered a taboo and as a shameful experience in contrast to social norms.
When this happens, the individual creates an active stand to cover up such habit by binging in secret, as well as any other reactions coming from it. Of course, the main issue has not been properly addressed and resolved, but more often than not, case studies have indicated that the individual develops self rationalization to convince the self that it is quite acceptable as a means of a personal and private activity to address their own issues and concerns.
Relationships And Connections
Commonly associated with bulimia nervosa, wherein the patient is described as having binging episodes, followed by induced vomiting, laxative intake, or over exercising, binge eating is only described until the moment when the person stops to eat due to reaching a limit. Binge eating in itself does not include the procedure of purging and therefore produces overweight individuals as opposed to the thin and undernourished people suffering from bulimia nervosa.
Compulsive Versus Binge Eating Disorder
Many may confuse compulsive eating with binge eating disorder. Even with the similar evidence of excessive intake of food, the former is more directed with the active participation of affinity with food, while the latter is descriptive of a person having to resort to eating too much to steer away from having to experience a bad though or emotion.
In this regard, it may be safe to indicate that compulsive eating is the positive outlook for wanting food, while binge eating disorder may be the negative outcome of a psychological problem over an significant underlying stressor.
Risk Factors
The main risk factor for people undergoing binge eating disorder is being overweight and obese. Nevertheless, it does not exclude those who have normal weight and physique. Complications arising from this disorder are the risks of increased heart diseases, as well as other systemic and organic diseases related to an altered physiological state.
It is highly possible that bulimia nervosa is developed in this manner, especially if the individual is able to construct a strong relationship with purging as a means of further trying to correct the current overweight state, or perhaps when guilt is established upon overly consuming food.
Treatment
Depending on which specific though or emotional stressors are causing binge eating disorder, the usual intervention given to these individuals are counseling and therapies to promote self awareness, and bring out proactive attitudes from the individual's self. Therapy in the psychological aspect does not have a stable prognosis as there are still many areas regarding psychology which are still in gray. Nevertheless, consistent therapy has been considered to be better than just waiting for the individual to arrive at an unguided self realization.
Medications are more often used to limit the physiological manifestations resulting to depressive episodes which often trigger the disorder. Other medications are given to address the issue of being overweight and are aimed at lowering the overall weight.
Main Characteristics
It is quite easy to detect if the person has developed binge eating. Besides the usual fast and exaggerated increase in the amount of food eaten, it is an episodic event wherein underlying personal stressors trigger it. This may cause a random number of episodes per day, from a single and defined occurrence, to a multiple succession.
Another manifestation of binge eating is that the consumption usually only gets disrupted when the person becomes quite uneasy and uncomfortable due to stomach ache or nausea. This continuous eating of a excessively large amount of food may not be outright observed due to a preoccupation with a sad or depressing thought. The person may be said to be fixated on the recurring thought, which hinders proper and rational thinking.
Worsening State
The manifestation of this eating disorder develops into a worse state when the person becomes fully aware of the current situation during the latent phase in between episodes. In this manner, the individual tries to cover up for what is happening as it is considered a taboo and as a shameful experience in contrast to social norms.
When this happens, the individual creates an active stand to cover up such habit by binging in secret, as well as any other reactions coming from it. Of course, the main issue has not been properly addressed and resolved, but more often than not, case studies have indicated that the individual develops self rationalization to convince the self that it is quite acceptable as a means of a personal and private activity to address their own issues and concerns.
Relationships And Connections
Commonly associated with bulimia nervosa, wherein the patient is described as having binging episodes, followed by induced vomiting, laxative intake, or over exercising, binge eating is only described until the moment when the person stops to eat due to reaching a limit. Binge eating in itself does not include the procedure of purging and therefore produces overweight individuals as opposed to the thin and undernourished people suffering from bulimia nervosa.
Compulsive Versus Binge Eating Disorder
Many may confuse compulsive eating with binge eating disorder. Even with the similar evidence of excessive intake of food, the former is more directed with the active participation of affinity with food, while the latter is descriptive of a person having to resort to eating too much to steer away from having to experience a bad though or emotion.
In this regard, it may be safe to indicate that compulsive eating is the positive outlook for wanting food, while binge eating disorder may be the negative outcome of a psychological problem over an significant underlying stressor.
Risk Factors
The main risk factor for people undergoing binge eating disorder is being overweight and obese. Nevertheless, it does not exclude those who have normal weight and physique. Complications arising from this disorder are the risks of increased heart diseases, as well as other systemic and organic diseases related to an altered physiological state.
It is highly possible that bulimia nervosa is developed in this manner, especially if the individual is able to construct a strong relationship with purging as a means of further trying to correct the current overweight state, or perhaps when guilt is established upon overly consuming food.
Treatment
Depending on which specific though or emotional stressors are causing binge eating disorder, the usual intervention given to these individuals are counseling and therapies to promote self awareness, and bring out proactive attitudes from the individual's self. Therapy in the psychological aspect does not have a stable prognosis as there are still many areas regarding psychology which are still in gray. Nevertheless, consistent therapy has been considered to be better than just waiting for the individual to arrive at an unguided self realization.
Medications are more often used to limit the physiological manifestations resulting to depressive episodes which often trigger the disorder. Other medications are given to address the issue of being overweight and are aimed at lowering the overall weight.
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