EP: 857 - I thought stopping binge eating would feel exciting. It actually felt terrifying...

About this episode

Lorna Costa discusses the fear and uncertainty that can accompany the cessation of binge eating and the impact on self-identity.

Every diet I went on felt like climbing Mount Everest. It took so much effort, so much willpower, so much pushing. Which is why this felt… different. And honestly? That scared me. I remember thinking: Do you even want to let this go? Because if binge eating went away… who would I be without it? What would I fill my time with? What would I look forward to at the end of the night if I wasn’t eating? Those thoughts are more normal than you think. You’re not crazy. And you’re not broken. The...

People in this episode

Host: Lorna Costa

Topics covered

• binge eating
• self-identity
• emotional eating
• dieting
• mental health

Keywords

• binge eating
• dieting
• self-identity
• mental health
• emotional eating

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