Food Addiction

[KelinTx 1]

Was curious if anyone has sought out psychological treatment for food addiction?

[gwhite 0]

I started seeing a therapist because of the loss of my children but then we started diving into deeper issues...like my weight and why I'm the size I am...so yes I've seen one but thats not what I went there for at first. She's been really helpful in getting me to face the things that I haven't been able too. Recently we talked about people who use food as self punishment. Like eating a piece of candy and thinking for the moment your eating it, its great but then 5 minutes later you're berating yourself because you know you shouldn't have eaten it..

[juliegeraci 7]

Yes I have in the past. The only thing that has worked for me is the band.

[jenncore 0]

I have been seeing a therapist for quite some time due to my horrible childhood. When I decided to have surgery I talked openly about it with her because I knew I was going to need her help understanding my eating disorder. Having a therapist during this has been wonderful. I have a surgery date for 12/26 and I feel like I am so mentally prepared. I also realized that I wasn't going to wake up from surgery and be able to adopt a whole new lifestyle without getting to the route of why I overeat in the first place.

Jenn