About Eating Disorders

Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is a psychological disorder characterized by cycles of binge eating episodes. Binge eating episodes are distinguished from overeating in that these moments feel out of control and are usually accompanied by feelings of guilt, shame, eating rapidly or in secret, and eating until one is uncomfortably full. These episodes may be any amount of food however, and usually they last anywhere up to 2 hours. Between binge eating episodes, there are often patterns of strict dieting or restrictive eating. This cycle of strict rules around eating and binge eating disorder is strengthened by shape and weight concerns or other life stressor and difficult emotions to regulate.