We’ve all heard of the freshman 15 (those 15 pounds gained from eating and drinking too much) but what happens if it doesn’t stop there and you find yourself suddenly with binge eating disorder?
College is so stressful and it can absolutely start an eating disorder.
It helps to understand that there are different types of binges and they can be caused from stressful situations in your life. Getting married, having a baby, moving to college, divorce and so on. They are all huge stressful events even if some of them are happy events.
There is also the role of alcohol which can be addictive and can also lead to binge eating. You eat drink and be merry right? Wrong!
It’s really difficult to know when it’s becoming a problem because there are usually so many other factors involved. For example, you and your friends are out until the early morning hours and come back with munchies galore. You eat. Your schedule is so different at college than it was at home and the times you eat are completely messed up. You eat more. You are cramming for exams and those snacks help soothe your brain. You eat and eat.
Here is how you can tell if you are just having a college weight gain or having an eating disorder. You just don’t feel right about it. You don’t feel good about how much you are eating. You are gaining weight and feeling depressed about it. You feel like crap!
Get some help before it goes on too long and becomes a habit binge.
