Depression and Binge Eating Disorder Study
I’ve been following some articles written about depression and binge eating disorder and how one could possibly lead toward the other.
Anyone who is a compulsive overeater would probably agree with me that it could be a case of which came first, the chicken or the egg?
I know my depression came from a frustration of not knowing what to do with my emotions therefore I ate and ate and ate! I actually didn’t realize how much I was eating or what I was doing to myself. And because I was eating so much I felt guilty and started to hide food so it wouldn’t be so obvious. I knew at that point I had a problem.
My depression grew from my inability to figure out WHY I was compulsive eating. I felt like I couldn’t stop. So I became more depressed. The more depressed I got the more I ate to comfort myself.
All the depression I felt in my own case, was in part due to the disorder and once I cleared up the disorder the depression was gone. For good. But that’s my case.
I read in one of the articles I was mentioning earlier that depression is related to an inability to express feelings. Some other articles say depression can be related to a chemical imbalance in the brain. I agree with both.
It’s important to not just lump everyone who has depression and binge eating disorder into a category that says if you heal the disorder the depression would go away but I sure would like to do a study to find out just how many people feel this way.
If you are interested (18 years or older) in doing a short study (probably 3 months) to see how depression and binge eating go together please email me at info@breakawayprogram.com for further details of the trial.
-Nadine Ann, C.N., H.H.P
Founder of The Breakaway Program to heal Binge Eating Disorder.