Overcoming Food Addiction |
Are you or someone you know suffering from a food addiction?
What exactly causes a food addiction?
Is there a chemical substance in food that causes a person to develop an addiction to food?
Why do some compulsively overeat and others drastically avoid weight
gain by under-eating or purging?
Well, first lets take a look at different types of food addiction and eating disorders:
Food Addiction - Compulsive Over-eating:
Compulsive over-eaters generally use food as a coping mechanism to deal with underlying emotional trauma and depression. The binge eating temporarily relieves the stress of these feelings, but unfortunately, it
is always followed by more shame, guilt, disgust and depression.
Eating disorder - Anorexia Nervosa:
People suffering from the eating addiction anorexia generally restrict food in an attempt to maintain a minimal body weight. Most have a
true fear of gaining weight. Weight loss is viewed as an impressive achievement, and extraordinary example of
self discipline, but is a false bolster of self-esteem. If left untreated this addiction to food can be fatal.
Eating Disorder - Bulimia Nervosa:
People suffering from the eating addiction Bulimia eat compulsively and then purge through self-induced vomiting,
using laxatives, diuretics, diet pills, chew spitting, vigorous exercise, or other behavior to prevent weight gain.
Ironically, many people suffering from Bulimia initially gain weight because the patterns of eating send the body into starvation mode, and it begins to store fat. Like Anorexia weight loss is viewed as an impressive achievement, and extraordinary example of self discipline, but is
a false bolster of self-esteem. If left untreated this addiction to food can be fatal.
Are you beginning to see a pattern with all three? They
are all connected to underlying emotional trauma and issues of Self-esteem!
As with every addiction, the key to overcoming it is a high level of self-esteem and coping skills.
Self-esteem is the key component to overcoming food addiction, but it is not a learned behavior, a commodity that can be
purchased, or a fruit that can be plucked from a tree. You see, possessing confidence and merit as a person
is a product of self-love, and that comes from within. Therefore, to restore your self-esteem you must first
learn to forgive yourself, and second you must tap into your own personal power.
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Best wishes,
David Roppo
Life Coach - Author - Speaker
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