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Most challenging - feeling the emotions even when you are overwhelmed by them and they feel like too much. Letting go of the mental story to have acceptance instead of ruminating like that will change the past. Knowing having the discernment of what you need when you are panicked or have persisting emotions. Finding the privacy or safe space (even when you are out or going about your day) where you can cry, shake, scream or hit something safely. And not feeling guilt or intellectualizing everything

thank you for this excellent video, very helpful to me personally.

I constantly seek distractions. Music, podcasts, UA-cam, tv, or social media is constant in my life. I have done this my entire life. I also KNOW I have addictive behaviors. 😢

I hate food. Even talk of it. Ive severe anorexia and am very sick.

Binge eating is something I have struggled with my whole life and of all the help I’ve tried to find for myself over the years I don’t think one person has ever said “have compassion for yourself” I think that’s a big piece of the puzzle I’ve been missing and I want to thank you for bringing it to me.

I didn't know "transitional" was a thing. As it turns out, transitional eating has become a habit for me. I feel like I finally have the clarity on the why. Thank you so much!

If I dont binge in the evening, I feel emptiness inside. I can't help it. I don't want to feel like that.

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Very helpful. Thank you.

Do you have any videos on 'planning' binges? I know that before a holiday I plan all the places I want to eat etc and it feels obsessive. Any videos around this?

not that I'm *trying* to eat less, but I don't know how to cook tasty & nutritious meals, so I end up binging processed sweets.

Do you think that there’s just some people who just can’t have sugar? I tried to limit myself, but I mentally can’t fight it. My mind talks me into eating more of it.

No. I wouldn't. This body size keeps me from living. It makes me incapable. It makes me sick. I'm fighting BED but intuitive eating doesnt work for me. I have ADHD and my brain uses food for dopamine. My intuition says eat when I shouldn't. I'm going to take ADHD meds, and THEN I might be able to trust my intuition.

I watched this while binging on hummus and lettuce

I recently realised I also use binge eating as a form of self punishment at times as well. Definitely learning the skill of taking the time to reflect on what's driving my urge to binge at the time. Thanks for your videos 😊

i work 3 hours in the evening cleaning and when i get home i just like to snack, and some time I eat something small, pastry or bag of crisp not all ways hungry, some times i am really hungry, but during the day I eat at 12 for lunch and at 3 a meal, skip breakfast, but some time I have breakfast then my brain says you can't eat anymore if i have 3 meal a day.

Hi I’m new 👋 Don’t be afraid to ask us to like, comment, subscribe, and hit the notification 🔔 ! That’s how new people like me find quality creators like you 🫶 No need to be so sheepish about it 😅 it’s just part of the job.

I hope you can feel our gratitude! I can't afford therapy and your generosity in creating these videos is so awesome! You are helping me so much!

A few years ago I started doing intermittent fasting and I found that it helps me not think about food all the time. As a side effect, which I had not anticipated, the binge cravings dissappeared. I was absolutely stunned because in 25-30 years of batteling binging I had never been able to do that. And now (back then) I just felt peace and a sort of zen feeling while it did not take any effort at all. Only starting was hard and maybe the first week of getting into it, but after that it just all happened automatically. I lost 25 kgs/ 50 pounds and for some reason I stopped. Then I anticipated gaining again, because that always happened. But the best thing of it all was that I stayed on the same weight for over a year. Never ever had I been able to do that effortlessly before, I was so happy. But then a major stress situations happened and within a few short months I gained it all back, because the binge returned massivly. I had not learned to handle the binging under stress. Now I find it hard to get back on that train again. I used to start eating at noon and then stop at 18:00 or at most 20:00 pm. Starting to eat at noon is not my problem but to stop at 8 pm is what is hard for me at the moment. I crave that zen feeling I had though, not even the weightloss perse, just the peace of mind of not thinking about food all the time. A piece of me knows is all that it takes is start and keep at it till it feels normal. I have started listening to your audio book since yesterday and I was wondering if trying to do intermittent fasting would be a good idea in that light. I think I will try it alongside with all other wisdom you give. If it does not feel right I will try to let it go and see if your tips on itself will help me. I want to thank you for your channel and your audiobook. It gives me hope. Because I have been trying to find help since I was 20, I am now 42. Nobody ever could or would help me and it is the most desperate feeling. Only now knowing your channel exists and that there is hope gives me a certain kind of peace already. And that means the world to me ❤

THANK YOU! I appreciate this video, Sarah. I love cooking and the things that go with it. I want to make a video on my channel to encourage non-cooks or people who hate cooking. Over the years, I've had many friends who have never liked cooking. I searched UA-cam for "hate cooking" and found you. Bless you. All the issues you brought up about cooking I've never even thought of. At the end of my videos, I say, "Be kind to somebody today." Your words have given a new meaning to "be kind." Again, thank you so much for opening my eyes as to why some people hate cooking.

thank you for your content !

I so appreciate your videos and podcasts. If I was in the UK, I would probably ask for some therapy with you. Thank you so much.

HI Sarah, how would I join your group for therapists running groups?

Your channel.is fabulous! 👍 thanks

I am triggered by my emotions but also medication I take, usually an hour after taking it I’m driven to eat. I was never over weight until around 30 when I had to take lots of psychiatric medications and gained 4 stones . Over the last 20 years I’ve been in a cycle of gain and loss but this ime over the last 8 years I have not managed to lose any of the weight, I’m about a stone heavier than I want to be which is not an unreasonable weight. I really love sweet foods and get a lot of reassurance from food. Every time I try I fail and am disappointed with myself

This it’s me! I bet it’s more people than we realize

just thank you

You are helping me explore the causes of my binges and I’m so thankful for that! 💛

Late diagnosed ADHDer (at 54). I've found all your videos incredibly helpful and I appreiciate your honesty and awareness of nuance, which is crucial. Thank you SO much Sarah, incredible work. 💖 xx

hey, this might not be something you're interested in but would you consider doing an overnight affirmation video, or just a soft spoken encouragement video because i find your words so powerful and interesting and i think that could be really helpful X thank you so much for all your uploads!

This was so true for me. I would just binge and then later introduced restriction from being body shamed most of my life but it wasnt the case for me all of the time. Definitely emotions ruled over me with cycles biggest when i would get home from school or off work as i got older and I would binge all night long until i was physically sick. I learned also after getting diagnosed with OCD and ADHD those played such a huge part before being properly medicated. Also you really hit the nail on the head of once you heal your relationship with food and binging that you will have a whole list of problems you will need to work on that you never knew before. I remember thinking if I go to therapy they will have the secret for me to just stop eating and I'd be "cured and perfect",

Thank you for this. Really helpful.

Thank you…wow. I went to a dietitian and she kept on saying I was binging because i was restricting. And the more i told her i was not restricting, in fact I kept by her meal plan every day, i would still binge eat (even if it was on healthy food), she could not in any way understand that

Thank you so much. I went to a dietitian and she kept on saying binge eating is a result of restricting. The more i told her im not restricting and sticking to her eating plan, but still I binge (even if its on healthy food), she could not understand it. That was beyond frustrating

I truly believe I struggle with PMDD. Two weeks before my period not only is my mood different, but my binges are so much more out of control than the usually are.

👏🏻 you get me 😭❤️

Just found your channel, I feel hopeful now that I can conquer this binging once and for all! Thank you ❤

Thank you

Why people always talk about sugar? what when it not about sugar? But a person is addicted to eating alot? Sometimes people gain a lot of weight when they eat whole foods .. i basically never touch Junk food nor sweets cuz i simply don't like it. But yes do Like chicken, and home cooked foods. But in Huge amounts. So can you address massive amounts addiction? and not just sugar? Thank you

completely agree.... I couldn't stop binging until I got at the bottom of why I had these habits, why I felt anxious leaving food on my plate, why I didn't want to respect myself enough to stop eating when I was full, why I had this guilt? For me a lot of this was simply how my parents raised me (sacrifice for others, hide your pain and needs...) and the eating habits I had for 30 years, which of course cannot be changed in a couple of weeks! I had to get at the bottom of this and change the wiring in my brain that made me think if I don't finish my plate there is something wrong with me. So yes it was not only restricting for me.

thank you for your videos. I find them very enlightening and helpful

It's interesting how you say when you were in a sugar-craving cycle, there were times that you knew one candy bar or cookie wouldn't be enough. I feel that way too. I can feel like I am eating a "high-value" treat like a really delicious brownie or icecream or cookie. It should be enough to satisfy that "craving." An hour later or longer, I can be looking for my next "hit." It's like a dopamine-chase as you've described in a previous video. It is never enough no matter how good the quality of chocolate is for me.

Every word resonated..thanks so much I needed to hear it 🙏

Hi Sarah, ive been watching your videos for a few months now and get so much identification. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and personal experience. I found this video fascinating and very where my life is just now. Liked, subscribed and bell on aswell :)

I've been battling this for most of my life I go to the doctors that's all they tell me to do is see the dietitian or join a slimming club which help for so long then it's like fall of the wagon n then I'm back eating where I can't stop and I'm like that now im eating like 24 7 and I've hit menopause aswell now which ain't helping I wish I cud get help I feel so depressed that sometimes I don't even want 2 be here 💔

Thank you so much, am so grateful, such a gift

I have a diagnosis in Binge Eating Disorder and had therapy for 9 months a few years back. While 16:8 and OMAD do not work for me (it makes it worse) Alternate Day Fasting (the Every Other Day Diet) worked. I have been doing it for 15 months and lost 100 pounds now. The reason it work so well is in part that not needing to put anything in my mouth for an entire day naturally don't trigger my binges, but then having full, unrestricted eat days have allowed me to build a healthy meal plan over months and months (assisted by my nutritionist and therapist), where I eat on schedule, adapting, practicing to find a balance and learn strategies how to cope. I eat every 1-3 hours on my Eat Days, mostly prepared meals, on time, rich on protein and fiber to be as satiating as possible. I eat anything, including carbs and alcohol, but in moderation. My frequent binges ceased around 6 months in and now they are rare.

I'm so grateful to have found you! You are like my elder sister who is genuinely empathetic and wants to see me get better!😊

Thank you for this. Speaks to me.

This is an insight I’d never heard before….game changing!