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Compulsive overeating – the term is rather self-explanatory, isn’t it? It is compulsive because you feel driven to eat, like an addict who cannot stop their addiction; and it is overeating because you stuff yourself until you are ready to burst.
A person who suffers from compulsive overeating has repeated episodes of hysterical eating, and they spend too much time contemplating food and planning their next binge. In short, a compulsive overeater is a food addict and they will do everything to indulge in this addiction while carrying on with life as if everything were normal.
Compulsive overeating affects your body and mind in different ways.
Immediate effects:
Some of the most obvious and immediately felt effects of compulsive overeating are:
1. Â Â Â Â Physical discomfort due to the feeling of being overstuffed
2. Â Â Â Â Nausea
3. Â Â Â Â Guilt
Long-term physical effects:
That is not all. Compulsive food addiction can lead to serious, potentially life threatening medical problems like:
1. Â Â Â Â Diabetes
2. Â Â Â Â Obesity
3. Â Â Â Â Nutrient deficiencies
4. Â Â Â Â High cholesterol levels
5. Â Â Â Â Cardiovascular problems
6. Â Â Â Â Clinical depression
7. Â Â Â Â Fatigue
8. Â Â Â Â Stroke
9. Â Â Â Â Asthma
10. Â Â Â Â Cancer
It might seem odd that overeating can lead to nutrient deficiencies. But it is true. People who overeat consume foods rich in carbs, fat, salt and sugar (or comfort foods). So their body becomes unable to handle foods that are rich in these nutrients. Since the sufferer is gorging on unhealthy foods, there is little interest in and appetite for healthy, wholesome foods. This leads to severe deficiencies, which brings on episodes of intense fatigue, even though you are actually eating more than you can handle.
In the long run, overeating piles on the fat and this makes it difficult for you to exercise. As a result, you start developing bone, joint and muscle problems. Sudden, steep increase in body weight leads to heightened risk of developing diabetes, hypertension and weight-related conditions. Paradoxically, the overeater who is seeking a solution through eating only makes matters worse by creating more problems for themselves.
Mental and emotional effects:
However, the worst effect of compulsive overeating is on the mind. Most people who suffer from binge eating disorder or compulsive eating use food to fill a void in their emotions. They eat huge amounts of food in a single sitting. Every time they give in to the urge to binge, they simply entrench themselves in the addiction a little deeper – making it that much more difficult to overcome the habit.
Additionally, every episode brings with it an overdose of guilty feelings. Sufferers feel that they are simply not good enough to deal with life’s troubles. Their self-esteem and self-confidence takes a huge beating. Ironically, these feelings bottle up inside triggering the next attack of compulsive eating. Thus, sufferers become victims of a vicious circle where food becomes an emotional vent but feeding leads to more bingeing.
As you can see, bad effects of emotional eating are quite extensive and they damage the entire body.
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John Davenport lost over 30 pounds in his twenties after being overweight most of his life. He now runs a weight loss forum and publishes a diet and fitness newsletter. John helps people to better deal with emotional eating on this site: http://EmotionalEatingSolution.com
